Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger "Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of personal reflections and observations, likely penned in the early to mid-19th century. This work comprises extracts from Hawthorne’s private letters, mainly detailing his experiences at Brook Farm, a utopian community he briefly joined, and his thoughts on nature, community, and labor. Through these writings, Hawthorne shares insights into the daily life and struggles of a farmer, along with deeper philosophical musings on labor, society, and personal identity. The opening portion of the book introduces readers to Hawthorne's rustic experience at Brook Farm, where he finds himself amidst the harsh realities of agricultural life, describing it with humor and a sense of introspection. He poetically reflects on the tranquility of the natural surroundings while simultaneously grappling with the challenges of farming, such as milking cows and performing manual labor. As he interacts with fellow community members and the various animals on the farm, he infuses his narrative with a blend of whimsy and melancholy, which reveals his ongoing contemplation about the societal ideals of communal living contrasted against the tangible labor that accompanies it. Through this lens, the reader gains insight into the complexities of Hawthorne's character and his views on human experience in rural life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Homes and haunts -- New England Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Diaries Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New England New England -- Intellectual life -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 438369 438366 2024-10-04T05:44:03.837465 2023-10-04T05:57:54.628205 text/html text/html 431934 2013-04-03T10:25:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii 158204 2013-04-03T10:25:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 247066 2024-10-04T05:44:11.840385 application/epub+zip 253481 2024-10-04T05:44:07.410426 application/epub+zip 229553 2024-10-04T05:44:06.127429 application/epub+zip 479902 2024-10-04T05:44:15.364395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462101 2024-10-04T05:44:11.012415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428096 2022-09-04T08:48:09.885010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395020 394990 2024-10-04T05:44:03.402470 2023-10-04T05:57:54.294258 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 394939 2011-12-17T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154013 2012-09-24T11:30:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21107 2024-10-04T05:44:15.488365 application/rdf+xml 19345 2024-10-04T05:44:06.671410 image/jpeg 4282 2024-10-04T05:44:06.399417 image/jpeg 246015 2024-10-04T05:44:03.874442 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia