"Browne's Folly" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Author Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Title "Browne's Folly"
(From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches")
Note Reading ease score: 57.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by David Widger and Al Haines.
Summary "Browne's Folly" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative offers a blend of history and personal reflection, centering around a distinctive hillside near Salem, Massachusetts, that is steeped in local legend. The story serves as a meditation on memory and the passage of time, particularly reflecting on an old mansion that once stood with grandeur, only to succumb to neglect and the ravages of nature and time. In this piece, Hawthorne recounts his childhood memories of "Browne's Folly," a ridge associated with a former grand estate built by a Royalist named Browne, who fled during the Revolutionary War. The estate, shaken by an earthquake and eventually abandoned, becomes a canvas for the author’s reflections on the lives that once occupied the land. He vividly describes the landscape and the remnants of the mansion, contemplating how individual stories intertwine with broader histories. The narrative takes an intriguing turn when local schoolboys, curious about a mysterious closet in the dilapidated estate, discover family portraits that seem to bring the past to life, further emphasizing Hawthorne's themes of nostalgia and the echoes of history in personal memory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Essays
Category Text
EBook-No. 9253
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 2, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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