Death was too definite an object to be wished for or avoide… - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Death was too definite an object to be wished for or avoided.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 July 1804 – 19 May 1864) was an American writer remembered for his romance novels (The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun) and short stories.

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Pen Names: Monsieur de l’Aubépine

Birth Name: Nathaniel Hathorne

Alternative Names: Monsieur de l'Aubépine • N. H.

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Death was too definite an object to be wished for or avoided. - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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