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The Marble Faun
First edition title page
AuthorNathaniel Hawthorne
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreGothic novel
PublisherTicknor and Fields
Publication date
1860
Media typePrint (Hardback)

The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known by the British title Transformation, was the last of the four major romances by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and was published in 1860. The Marble Faun, written on the eve of the American Civil War, is set in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, gothic novel, and travel guide.

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Tarpeian Rock

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Catacomb of Callixtus

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Stereotypes of Jews

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