The Blithedale Romance Chapter 9 - Hollingsworth, Zenobia, Priscilla

from The Nathaniel Hawthorne Library · host Nathaniel Hawthorne

In which the narrator reflects with a gentle melancholy upon the complex and often perilous interplay of affection and purpose among the residents of Blithedale, focusing with particular nuance on the delicate Priscilla, the austere Hollingsworth, and the passionate Zenobia. Their mutual relations and individual traits are revealed through quiet observation and intimate moments, unfolding a contemplative portrait of hearts touched and perhaps endangered by love and conviction alike.

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