Download or read book The Complete Novels and Selected Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 1937 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marble faun: The fragility of human life and art dominate this story of American expatriates in Italy in the mid-19th century. Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the "Marble Faun", Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn.