Language: English
Published in: 1860
Categorie(s): Fiction, Romance, Gothic
Word count: 138,990 words (≈ about 9 hours)
Source: http://gutenberg.org
Copyright: Public Domain
The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance, and possibly one of the strangest major works of American fiction. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, gothic novel, and travel guide. The climax comes… (more)
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