Meaning of Hawthornean | Babel Free

Definitions

Of or pertaining to Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories.

Examples

““[…] I think you owe it to them both to let them in on your dark, Hawthornian little secret. Let them know you’re gay.””

“1996, Rosemary Mahoney, “Without a Trace,” review of The Missing by Andrew O’Hagan, New York Times, 10 November, 1996, This unsettling book […] is suffused with the Hawthornean notion that at the edge of every village lies a dark forest, waiting to ensnare the unsuspecting.”

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