My Dear Sister: Nathaniel Hawthorne And His Sisters

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Date: June 22 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Cost: $25 A lecture by author Kris Hansen This lecture includes a comparison of the opposing personalities of Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne and her 6-year-younger sister, Maria Louisa, with excerpts from personal letters to illustrate their individual qualities. Extracts from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writings provide examples where he possibly modelled specific traits of …

Hawthorne’s Footsteps: A Walking Tour

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With Vijay Joyce! Date: June 14 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cost: $50 Tour Salem through the eyes of this city’s famous son, Nathaniel Hawthorne. We’ll explore the physical world of the Gothic author by visiting many of the sites he frequented during his life here and discuss how the events tied to those locations influenced his life and …