01871cam a22003733u 4500 2081 UtSlPG 20260610133053.0 m cr n 260607r2000||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 The Blithedale Romance Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2000 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blithedale_Romance Release date is 2000-02-01 Produced by Michael Pullen and Tom Gannett. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Blithedale Romance" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel published in 1852. Set in a utopian socialist farming commune modeled on Brook Farm, the story follows Miles Coverdale as he observes the clash between lofty communal ideals and messy human realities. Romantic entanglements develop among residents including the enchanting Zenobia, the frail Priscilla, and the reformer Hollingsworth. As friendships fracture and secrets emerge about mysterious pasts, the community's noble experiment spirals toward tragedy, revealing the limits of idealism when confronted with jealousy, ambition, and unrequited love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Autobiographical fiction Psychological fiction Farm life -- Fiction Massachusetts -- Fiction Collective farms -- Fiction Communal living -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2081 44188 44188