Akaberekwa muna 1804 muSalem, Massachusetts, kuna Nathaniel Hathorne uye aimbova Elizabeth Clarke Manning. Madzitateguru ake anosanganisira John Hathorne, mutongi chete aibatanidzwa muSalem witch trials uyo asina kumbopfidza zviito zvake. Akapinda muBowdoin College muna 1821, akasarudzwa kuPhi Beta Kappa muna 1824, uye akapedza kudzidza muna 1825. Akabudisa basa rake rokutanga muna 1828, bhuku rinonzi Fanshawe; akazoedza kuidzvinyirira, achinzwa kuti yakanga isina kuenzana nehutano hwebasa rake rekupedzisira. Akabudisa nyaya pfupi dzinoverengeka mumagazini, ayo akaunganidza muna 1837 seTwice-Told Tales. Gore rakatevera, akabatanidzwa naSophia Peabody. Akashanda paBoston Custom House uye akabatana neBrook Farm, nharaunda ye transcendentalist, asati aroora Peabody muna 1842.
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