Septimius Felton
The Elixir of Life
Fiction & Literature, Classics, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Historical
| Author: | Nathaniel Hawthorne | ISBN: | 1230000318280 |
| Publisher: | Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher | Publication: | March 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| ISBN: | 1230000318280 |
| Publisher: | Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher |
| Publication: | March 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The existence of this story, posthumously published, was not known to any
one but Hawthorne himself, until some time after his death, when the
manuscript was found among his papers. The preparation and copying of his
Note-Books for the press occupied the most of Mrs. Hawthorne's available
time during the interval from 1864 to 1870; but in the latter year, having
decided to publish the unfinished romance, she began the task of putting
together its loose sheets and deciphering the handwriting, which, towards
the close of Hawthorne's life, had grown somewhat obscure and uncertain.
Her death occurred while she was thus engaged, and the transcription was
completed by her daughters. The book was then issued simultaneously in
America and England, in 1871.
The existence of this story, posthumously published, was not known to any
one but Hawthorne himself, until some time after his death, when the
manuscript was found among his papers. The preparation and copying of his
Note-Books for the press occupied the most of Mrs. Hawthorne's available
time during the interval from 1864 to 1870; but in the latter year, having
decided to publish the unfinished romance, she began the task of putting
together its loose sheets and deciphering the handwriting, which, towards
the close of Hawthorne's life, had grown somewhat obscure and uncertain.
Her death occurred while she was thus engaged, and the transcription was
completed by her daughters. The book was then issued simultaneously in
America and England, in 1871.
