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de Rocher, Cecile Anne, ed. Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne: A Life in Letters.(Book review)
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Review
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September 22, 2006
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- Kesterson, David B.
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de Rocher, Cecile Anne, ed. Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne: A Life in Letters. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2006. xiv, 211pp. $40.00.
Perhaps the closest thing to an "untold story" within the Hawthorne family is the life of Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne, Hawthorne's older sister and his closest family connection. True, most biographies of Hawthorne invariably mention Elizabeth and her relationship with her brother, but few offer sufficient detail about their connection from early years to adulthood. To help correct this deficiency, Cecile Anne de Rocher has edited a volume of letters that reveals in as full a dimension as existing primary materials allow the life ...