The Paradise Of Children

<p>Long long ago when this old world was in its tender infancy there was a child named Epimetheus who never had either father or mother; and that he might not be lonely another child fatherless and motherless like himself was sent from a far country to live with him and be his playfellow and helpmate. Her name was Pandora...</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Nathaniel Hawthorne</strong> was born on July 4 1804 in Salem Massachusetts where his birthplace is now a museum. Hawthorne was an American novelist Dark Romantic and short story writer. William Hathorne who emigrated from England in 1630 was the first of Hawthorne's ancestors to arrive in the colonies. After arriving William persecuted Quakers. William's son John Hathorne was one of the judges who oversaw the Salem Witch Trials.</p><p> </p>