Hawthorne's career was probably as tranquil and uneventful a one as ever fell to the lot of a man of letters; it was almost strikingly deficient in incident, in what may be called the dramatic quality.

Originally published in 1879, Henry James's Hawthorne has been out of print for many years.

The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Julian Hawthorne, first published in 1883, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world.