Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Romance of the Orient" . . . Luedtke has made a seminal contribution to Hawthorne studies." American Literature "Luedtke's account of Hawthorne's reading is particularly interesting, briskly and ably summarizing the diverse materials which helped shape educated American and English perceptions of the Orient in the early nineteenth century. . . . Luedtke has written an able guide to the potential range of such references." Times Literary Supplement "This is an important