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A story involving the narrator, an archetypal mad scientist, a lovely young woman, and a sexy maid creates a real science-fiction type romance. A New England setting and a Gothic theme give the novel a feeling of completeness, despite its lack of a true end.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Other Authors: Davidson, Edward H. (Edward Hutchins) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1954.
Subjects:
Eccentrics and eccentricities > Fiction.
Parent and child > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
American fiction > 19th century.
Parents et enfants > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Relations entre hommes et femmes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Triangle (Relations humaines) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Roman américain > 19e siècle.
Man-woman relationships
American fiction
Eccentrics and eccentricities
Parent and child
1800-1899
novels.
Fiction
Novels
Novels.
Fiction.
Romans.
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Summary:A story involving the narrator, an archetypal mad scientist, a lovely young woman, and a sexy maid creates a real science-fiction type romance. A New England setting and a Gothic theme give the novel a feeling of completeness, despite its lack of a true end.
Physical Description:vii, 305 pages : facsimiles ; 25 cm
Also issued online.
Bibliography:Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [295]-305).