Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804-1864) - An American writer whose old New England
family was involved in the Salem Witch Trials and Quaker persecutions. His
reflections on his family's past became the theme of many of his works.
His clear, musical style made him one of America's most emulated authors.
Artist of the Beautiful (1844) - The story of Owen Warland, a young
watchmaker, and the elderly Peter Hovenden, his former master. Warland
creates a mechanical butterfly.
