text: Nathaniel Hawthorne ( born Nathaniel Hathorne ; July 4 , 1804 â `` May 19 , 1864 ) was an American novelist and short story writer .
simplified: Nathaniel Hawthorne ( born Nathaniel Hathorne , July 4 , 1804 â `` May 19 , 1864 ) was an American novelist and short story writer .