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100	1		_aHawthorne, Nathaniel, _d1804-1864
245	1	2	_aA Bell's Biography
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2005
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aFrom: "The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales"
500			_aRelease date is 2005-11-01
508			_aDavid Widger
520			_a"A Bell's Biography" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a reflective piece written during the early to mid-19th century. This work is a blend of philosophical essay and narrative biography, centering on the life of a bell that has witnessed significant historical events and transformations around it. The topic revolves around the bell's journey from its origins to its place in society, serving as a symbol of the passage of time and the shared experiences of humans. In this narrative, Hawthorne personifies the bell, giving it a voice that recalls its storied past from a French chapel to a meeting house in New England. The bell has seen the conversion of Native Americans, the tumult of war, and the passage of generations, tolling for weddings and funerals alike. Its sound evokes a multitude of human emotions and events, from joy to sorrow, linking the personal to the communal. Hawthorne explores themes of mortality, memory, and the continuity of life through the bell's enduring resonance, ultimately suggesting that despite the toll of time, the core of human experience remains unchanged. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aBells
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9237
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