Hildegarde Hawthorne (1871–1952)
Autor von Romantic rebel: The story of Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Hinweis zur Begriffsklärung:
(eng) Granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and daughter of Julian Hawthorne; also known as Mrs. John Oskison
Bildnachweis: Courtesy of the NYPL Digital Gallery (image use requires permission from the New York Public Library)
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Wissenswertes
- Andere Namen
- Hawthorne Oskinson, Hildegard
- Geburtstag
- 1871-09-25
- Todestag
- 1952-12-10
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- New York, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- Danbury, Connecticut, USA
- Wohnorte
- New York, New York, USA
Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA - Berufe
- short story writer
novelist
poet
essayist
biographer - Beziehungen
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel (grandfather)
Hawthorne, Julian (father) - Hinweis zur Identitätsklärung
- Granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and daughter of Julian Hawthorne; also known as Mrs. John Oskison
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Williamsburg Old and New von Hildegarde Hawthorne
Written by the granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, this is a story of Jamestown and Williamsburg, from the founding through the neglect and decay on to the preservation and restoration. The author is engaging and manages to find many interesting details to enhance the narrative. She describes people, structures and the forces which moved or affected them. I expected this to be dry, something I would skim for facts then pass on, but I found myself involved in the tale and enjoying it very much. Hawthorne has a light and fanciful touch without becoming precious or maudlin. Some of the mentions of people of other races clash with modern ears, but were not so unusual in the times this book was written, 1941. The illustrations by E. H. Suydam are fine drawings.… (mehr)
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A fairly straigtforward account of New York, interesting nowadays because it was publishjed in 1911 and captures New York as it was then.
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