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Critical Commentary Related to The Maternal Ancestors of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Robert Manning, Hawthorne

Robert Manning, Hawthorne's maternal uncle (courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA)

Excerpt from Margaret B. Moore's book, The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which she says that "Hawthorne's mother...has been badly misrepresented through the years" (69). (courtesy of the University of Missouri Press)
Excerpt from Edwin Haviland Miller's book, Salem Is My Dwelling Place, in which he asserts that Hawthorne's mother's "isolation from the world was extreme" (32) and in which he discusses how this affected Hawthorne. (courtesy of University of Iowa Press)

Excerpt from Margaret B. Moore's book, The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which she explores Hawthorne's relationship with his mother and cites the views of various critics on this relationship. (courtesy of the University of Missouri Press)
Excerpt from Margaret B. Moore's book, The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which she discusses the role of Robert Manning in Hawthorne's life. (courtesy of the University of Missouri Press)
Excerpt from Edwin Haviland Miller's book, Salem Is My Dwelling Place, in which he discusses Hawthorne's ambivalent feelings toward Robert Manning. (courtesy of University of Iowa Press)
Excerpts from the history of the Robert Manning house at 31 Dearborn St. in Salem by Robert Booth for Historic Salem, Inc., 2 Feb., 2001 (courtesy of Robert Booth and Historic Salem)