About “The Blithedale Romance”
The Blithedale Romance is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1852. It is the third of his works labeled as a "romance." The story is set in a utopian socialist farming community inspired by Brook Farm, where Hawthorne lived in 1841. The novel explores the tensions between the community's ideals and the personal desires of its members, focusing on romantic conflicts and the challenges of living according to shared principles. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- Published
- 1852