That Hawthorne recognized the worth of his notebooks is clear. Looking over what he had written since beginning them, he wrote Ticknor: "I keep a journal of all my travels and adventures, and I could easily make up a couple of nice volumes for you; but, unluckily, they would be much too good and true to bear publication. It would bring a terrible hornet's nest about my ears." Instead of capitalizing on his ...Täielik kirjeldus
That Hawthorne recognized the worth of his notebooks is clear. Looking over what he had written since beginning them, he wrote Ticknor: "I keep a journal of all my travels and adventures, and I could easily make up a couple of nice volumes for you; but, unluckily, they would be much too good and true to bear publication. It would bring a terrible hornet's nest about my ears." Instead of capitalizing on his talents as a travel writer, he wanted to resume his role as a romancer, to which he returned after reaching Italy. He resumed work on "The Ancestral Footstep" but put it aside when a fresh idea struck him during a visit to an art collection.