Idolatry: A Romance
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in the Hawthorne family and nineteenth-century American literature
- Readers who enjoy romance and moral-allegorical fiction
- Scholars of American fiction history who want to know non-canonical works
- Readers with experience of long English reading willing to read public-domain books
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer contemporary fast-paced narrative and lack patience
- Those with weak English reading skills who need a Chinese translation
- Those expecting classic-level depth and finely polished prose
Reading tips
- Read the first few chapters to see whether the pace and style suit you before committing to the whole.
- While reading, note the recurring image of "idolatry" in character relationships.
- Read alongside materials on Nathaniel Hawthorne's life and works to understand the father-son literary lineage.
- If your English is limited, read chapter summaries before the original text to reduce frustration.
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
Contents
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About the author
Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934) was a prolific writer active from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, with twelve works held in this collection. He worked in both fiction and documentary prose, and his subjects range widely: there are socially observant works such as The Subterranean Brotherhood, short-story collections such as David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales and The Laughing Mill, and Other Stories, and novels including Dust: A Novel, Archibald Malmaison, Idolatry: A Romance, and The Golden Fleece: A Romance. He also wrote Hawthorne and His Circle, an account of the circle around his father Nathaniel Hawthorne that serves as a reference for the Hawthorne family and the literary milieu of the time. His fiction tends to rely on plot twists and suspense, combining romance with observations of social life. Public information on the details of his life and the full scope of his work is limited and awaits further research.
