Novels
The Scarlet LetterHouse of Seven Gables
Short Stories
Dr. Heidegger's ExperimentEthan Brand
My Kinsman, Major Molineux
Rappaccini's Daughter
The Ambitious Guest
The Birthmark
The Great Carbuncle
The Minister's Black Veil
Young Goodman Brown
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was a short story writer and romance novelist, best know for his short stories and two widely read romance novels: The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables.
His work was often set in colonial New England and are heavy with the moral content of his Puritan background.