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The Blithedale Romance

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Based on 1,066 Ratings and 118 Reviews

Book Description
Abjuring the city for a pastoral life, a group of utopians set out to reform a dissipated America. But the group is a powerful mix of competing ambitions and its idealism finds little satisfaction in farmwork. Instead, of changing the world, the members of the Blithedale community individually pursue egotistical paths that ultimately lead to tragedy. Hawthorne's tale both mourns and satirizes a... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (47 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages320
ISBN-100192836978
ISBN-13978-0192836977
Publication Date03/25/1999
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About John Dugdale (Author, Contributor) : John Dugdale is a published author and a photographer of children's books. Some of the published credits of John Dugdale include New Suns Will Arise : From the Journals of Henry David Thoreau, The Bli... more
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About Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author) : Nathaniel Hawthorne is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Nathaniel Hawthorne include The House of the Seven Gab... more
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About Tony Tanner (Introduction) : Tony Tanner is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Tony Tanner include Mansfield Park (Penguin Classics), Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics).
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