Hawthornean

English Alternative forms en Hawthornian Etymology From en Hawthorne an. Adjective Of or pertaining to Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories. en 1978 w:Andrew Holleran w:Dancer from the Dance New York New American Library 5 143 https://archive.org/details/dancerfromdancen00holl “ I think you owe it to them both to let them in on your dark, Hawthornian little secret. Let them know you’re gay.” 1996, Rosemary Mahoney, “Without a Trace,” review of The Missing by Andrew O'Hagan Andrew O’Hagan, New York Times, 10 November, 1996, This unsettling book is suffused with the Hawthornean notion that at the edge of every village lies a dark forest, waiting to ensnare the unsuspecting. en eponyms