Afterwards  he  lived  at  Brook  Farm,  a  commu-
nity of  literary  men  and  philosophers.  Marrying'
in  1843,  he  took  up  his  abode  at  Concord.  He
became  surveyor  of  the  port  of  Salem.  He  after-
wards settled  in  Lenox,  Mass.,  and  in  1852  re-
turned to  Concord.  In  1853  he  became  U.  S.  Con-
sul at  Liverpool,  whWih  place  he  resigned  in  1857.
His  most  popular  writings  are  The  Scarlet  Letter
and  The  House  of  the  Seven  Gables.  Septituus,
American  Note-Books,  English  Note-Books,  etc.,  ap-
peared after  his  death.  A  complete  edition  of
his  works  was  published  in  18  volumes.
