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Ordinary Mysteries: The Common Journal of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, 1842-1843

Ordinary Mysteries is a compilation of the shared journal of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, covering the years 1842 and 1843. The journal entries provide intimate insights into the couple's daily lives, reflections, and shared experiences. The book offers readers a unique perspective on the Hawthornes' personal and literary world during this significant period. more

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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist known for his Gothic novels and romantic works. His writings often delve into themes of morality and sin, influenced by his family history and Puritan background. more

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“Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. The roots of cruelty, therefore, are not so much strong as widespread. But the time must come when inhumanity protected by custom and thoughtlessness will succumb before humanity championed by thought. Let us work that this time may come.”

“I think there will come a time when civilized people will look back in horror on our generation and the ones that have preceded it; the idea that we should eat other living things running around on four legs, that we should raise them just for the purpose of killing them! The people of the future will say 'meat-eaters' in disgust and regard us in the same way that we regard cannibals and cannibalism.”