The Blithedale Romance
Preface
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The author explains to the reader that the basis for the book came from the story Book Farm.
The author explains to the reader that the basis for the book came from the story Book Farm.
Ishmael ponders the dangers of the sea.
The boy and his father return and take Squinty away. Squinty made up his mind that he was looking forward to his long journey.
Hans travels home to see his mother.
This poem describes the artistic town of Nuremburg through the eyes of merchants and laborers
A new child is born to the Bird family on Christmas Day.
Marlow overhears a conversation regarding Kurtz. Marlow starts his journey up river to visit Kurtz accompanied a by the local natives.
The author has a vision of straight lines and assumes they are women.
A short story about the growth of a tree and its blooms of spring.
The speaker describes and reflects upon the scenery of a Florida beach.
THOUGH thou did'st hear the tempest from afar,
Ahab's temper flares.
Gerda finally arrives at the Snow Queen's Palace where she finds Kay and his captor on the frozen lake.
WHILE others chant of gay Elysian scenes,
"Done are the toils and the wearisome marches,"
Tommy is given a tour of the animal's quarters.
A wolf refuses to believe that there are limits to what he can do.
A broker makes a request of his stenographer, having forgot his previous request.
In Heaven a spirit doth dwell, "Whose heart-strings are a lute;"
A folk tale about the connection between death and the afterlife, in this case, heaven.
The preface to the book.
"When summer time has come, and all"
"W’en us fellers stomp around, makin’ lots o’ noise,"
GRIM monarch! see, depriv'd of vital breath,