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… RTD’s Marginalia Redux: 5 Reasons to Believe Herman Melville Loved Nathaniel Hawthorne.

I have no doubt that Melville loved Hawthorne. He said he did. Whether that can be understood in today's terms — of that I am far less sure. One can love a person without wanting to have sex with that person. I know some people may find that hard to believe. But there are more things on heaven and earth than are dreamt of in many people's philosophies.