Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
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ISBN-13:9783829031004
About the Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was a pivotal figure in American literature, part of the innovative and imaginative group of writers and thinkers who brought about the "American Renaissance" of the nineteenth century. Born in New Hampshire, Hawthorne was raised by his mother and other relatives after his father died while overseas. Hawthorne was sent to college, but preferred his family home. Once he returned there after graduation, he retreated to his own quarters and dabbled in writing, although he did not publish any of these early pieces. After marrying, Hawthorne brought his family to Massachusetts, where he held a steady job at the Salem Custom House to make ends meet. In later years Hawthorne again took up writing and published his masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, in 1850. The novel was well-received, and Hawthorne's legend as a master of fiction had been established. He went on to write such classics as The House of the Seven Gables and The Marble Faun, continuing to earn the favor of the American and international reading public. To this day, Hawthorne's works are beloved for their unique and haunting nature, exploring both dark and lighter aspects of American history, psychology, and landscape.
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DR. HEIDEGGER'S EXPERIMENT.
That very singular man old Dr. Heidegger once invited four venerable friends to meet him in his study. There were three white-bearded gentlemen--Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew and Mr. Gascoigne--and a withered gentlewoman whose name was the widow Wycherly. They were ...
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3/5
Reviewed by changolote on Oct 15, 2009
Nice and quick
A nice, quick read. Somewhat predictable ending, but probably subsequent "fountain of youth" stories took their cue from Hawthorne so, had we been contemporaries of Hawthorne the plot would have been unique and the ending less predictable.
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| changolote | | Read review | 2009-10-15 |
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