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Frank Preston Stearns (1846-1917) was a writer and abolitionist from Massachusetts during the 19th century. His works include The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Life and Public Services of George Luther Stearns. Stearns introduced himself to prominent people and found their acquaintance gave him a more elevated idea of human nature than otherwise might have been acquired. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century short story writer and novelist. The Scarlet Letter is his most famous novel. The years Hawthorne spent in England were some of his happiest and most trying. President…mehr

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Frank Preston Stearns (1846-1917) was a writer and abolitionist from Massachusetts during the 19th century. His works include The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Life and Public Services of George Luther Stearns. Stearns introduced himself to prominent people and found their acquaintance gave him a more elevated idea of human nature than otherwise might have been acquired. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century short story writer and novelist. The Scarlet Letter is his most famous novel. The years Hawthorne spent in England were some of his happiest and most trying. President Pierce appointed Hawthorne United States Consul at Liverpool. He held this post for four years. The time Hawthorne spent in public office gave him a chance to leave writing and observe the world.
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Frank Preston Stearns was a writer and abolitionist from Massachusetts in the 1800s. He was born in 1846 and died in 1917. His father was the abolitionist George Luther Stearns. He worked with Elizur Wright on ambitious anti-slavery projects like the American Anti-Slavery Society. He is also known for writing important books about the lives and careers of famous American authors and public figures, such as The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Life of Prince Otto von Bismarck, and The Life and Public Services of George Luther Stearns. The 4th of January 1846 saw the birth of Frank Preston Stearns in Medford, Massachusetts. On September 28, 1898, he married Emilia Maciel. They had one child after the wedding. He died in Arlington, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1917, from a brain bleed.