{"product_id":"the-blithedale-romance-9780140390285","title":"The Blithedale Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA superb depiction of a utopian community that cannot survive the individual passions of its members. \u003c\/b\u003eIn language that is suggestive and often erotic, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells a tale of failed possibilities and multiple personal betrayals as he explores the contrasts between what his characters espouse and what they actually experience in an 'ideal' community. A theme of unrealized sexual possibilities serves as a counterpoint to the other failures at Blithedale: class and sex distinctions are not eradicated, and communal work on the farm proves personally unrewarding and economically disastrous. Based in part on Hawthorne's own experiences at Brook Farm, an experimental socialist community, \u003ci\u003eThe Blithedale Romance\u003c\/i\u003e is especially timely in light of renewed interest in self-sufficient and other cooperative societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140390285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e52119 \/ Blithedale Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Hawthorne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705039225013,"sku":"9780140390285","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_927f1447-c387-418f-9383-bd3c11d70e77.jpg?v=1709653331","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-blithedale-romance-9780140390285","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}