At the Rosenbach Museum in Philly they have Hawthornes book collection including his Melville books - years ago I was talking to one of the museum directors and he mentioned that Hawthorne highlighted the part in MD about “squeezing the sperm” as “the best part”, and raised an eyebrow.
At the Rosenbach Museum in Philly they have Hawthornes book collection including his Melville books - years ago I was talking to one of the museum directors and he mentioned that Hawthorne highlighted the part in MD about “squeezing the sperm” as “the best part”, and raised an eyebrow.