Download or read book Mosses from an Old Manse written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1842 to 1845, Nathaniel Hawthorne lives with his newlywed wife, the painter Sophia Peabody, in the old rectory in Concord, Massachusetts. For him, it's a paradise of little things. But then the couple has to leave the house because rent debts have piled up. Nevertheless, the writer will think back on this time as a happy one for the rest of his life. In 1846, "Mosses from an old Manse" is published. An autobiographical essay in which Hawthorne once again takes himself back to the place where he led a relatively carefree, liberated life. Gröls Classics - English Edition