The Atlantic·4 min read·hard
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s American Horror Story
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This article explores Nathaniel Hawthorne's brief and exhausting tenure as an editor for The American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge in 1836. It details his struggle to produce content under a tight budget and his eventual resignation.
Why it matters
It provides historical context on the early American literary industry and the personal struggles of a canonical author.
The author wrote a tale that challenged the nation’s founding myths. Then it disappeared.
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The content is a historical retrospective with no political or social agenda.
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