A Nathaniel Hawthorne EncyclopediaThis excellent guide to Hawthorne's public and private worlds will be a mandatory purchase for most libraries. Gale . . . gives detailed information on Hawthorne's milieu and his writings: his sources, plots, characters, and publication histories. . . . Appendixes include useful lists of Hawthorne's writings; his ancestors, family members, relatives, and inlaws; his friends and acquaintances; and other categories of people significant in his life and work. Annotations are clear, precise, readable. Quotes illuminate Hawthorne's opinions and prejudices. . . . Scholars, students, and browsers will be entertained and stimulated by some entries. Choice |
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... Captain Joseph ( ? -1675 ) . See Gardner , Captain Joseph . Gardner , Mrs. Anne Downing ( c.1634–1713 ) . ( Also spelled Gardiner ) Niece of Governor John Winthrop , * wife of Captain Joseph Gardner * ( from 1656 ) , and later wife of ...
... Captain Benjamin Church , Clara , Roger Conant , [ John ] Cotton , Oliver Cromwell , [ John ] Davenport , Governor [ Thomas ] Dudley , [ Henry ] Dun- ster , Mary Dyer , John Eliot , Governor Captain John Endicott , Grandfather , William ...
... Captain Hathorne . The fourth son of John Hathorne ( 1641–1717 ) , he was well schooled , became a sea captain , married Sarah Bowditch ( 1715 ) , supervised a rescue at sea on a voyage headed for the Azores ( 1724 ) , and bought his ...