# The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2

By Nathaniel Hawthorne.

"The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a romance published in 1860. Set in a fantastical Italy, the story follows four characters entangled in mystery and moral complexity: Miriam, a beautiful painter with a dark past; innocent copyist Hilda; rational sculptor Kenyon; and Donatello, who bears an uncanny resemblance to an ancient marble faun. As secrets unfold and boundaries blur between art and life, the novel weaves gothic intrigue with questions of innocence, guilt, and transformation. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychological fiction; Love stories; Nobility -- Fiction; Rome (Italy) -- Fiction; Artists -- Fiction; Murder -- Fiction; Americans -- Italy -- Fiction; Women art students -- Fiction

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