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IN his preface to the Marble Faun, as before in that to The Blithedale Romance, Hawthorne complained that there was no romantic element in American life; or, as he expressed it, "There is as yet no such Faery-land so like the real world that, in a suitable remoteness, one cannot... Read Full Overview

"From the Easy Chair - Volume III" from George William Curtis. American writer and public speaker (1824-1892).

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