# The Blithedale Romance

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- Authors: [Nathaniel Hawthorne](https://www.bookquiver.com/nathaniel-hawthorne), [John Updike](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-updike)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2001-08-14

## Description

The Blithedale Romance, considered one of Hawthorne's major novels, explores the limitations of human nature set against an experiment in communal living. From mesmerism to illicit love, The Blithedale...

## Editions

### The Blithedale Romance

- Publisher: modern_library
- ISBN: 978-03-7575-720-4
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2001-08-14
- Language: en_US

### The Blithedale Romance

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4039-028-5
- Pages: 304
- Published: 1983-08-25
- Language: en_US