This American author, born in New York in 1819, worked several jobs throughout his lifetime and is best known for his works that feature the sea.

**This work provides a commentary on human sexuality in a natural state by including themes of nature and sex, deviating from how these topics were commonly written about during the time period.

**In their 1996 song "How Many Mics," popular musical group The Fugees reference many famous American figures including Alec Baldwin, Tracy Chapman, and this American author.

**"Then you are not of the brotherhood."
"How?"
"You are not of the ____"

**Autopsies were not always conducted in the way that they are today, and although this author passed away at the age of 40, many varying theories about an accurate cause of death still exist.

This American novelist was born on what is now America's Independence Day in 1804 and is considered to be one of the early "dark romantic" authors.

**A stroll in the woods at night becomes more complicated as themes of public morality, loss of innocence, and religious fervor emerge in this work written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Johnny Depp takes the lead in this 1999 horror romance film, which spins a creative turn on a popular story written by Washington Irving.

"I cannot for an instant ____ that political organization as my government which is the slave's government also."

This American poet's love life is still highly questioned in modern day, with many theorists claiming a well documented close friend was actually a long time romantic and sexual partner.

This American novelist became popular for his understated writing style and worked as a journalist before composing works portraying war and its psychological aftermath.

Many themes can be found within this short story that is relevant in the ere of COVID-19, including fear of mortality, differences in social class, and inevitable death.

**As well as making allusions by structuring many elements of the show around various texts, television's Breaking Bad episode "Hazard Pay" portrays main character Walter White rediscovering his copy of this American author's published work.

"From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow -- I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone--
And all I lov'd -- I lov'd ____"

**At the age of seventeen, this American author kick started their career by working as a journalist in Kansas City before joining a volunteer ambulance unit with the Italian Army.

This American writer, known as an essayist and poet as well as a naturalist and philosopher, is known as a leader in the transcendentalist movement.

The rise of capitalism, isolation, and passive resistance are all themes that work together to create this short story.

"The Belle of Amherst," a 1976 play written by William Luce that later turned into a feature film, was based on the life of this American poet.

**"Welcome home again, old neighbor -- Why, where have you been these ____ long years?"

Anonymously, this author wrote and published a review that praised their own work in an effort to bring attention and boost sales.

Commonly seen as a central figure of Romanticism in American literature, this American author is particularly known for his stories that revolve around dark, macabre themes.

Although many themes are argued to be present, this poem includes the theme of the abilities of women while making several educated references to other written works.

**This political cartoon, published in Puck Magazine circa 1980, depicts Secretary of State James G. Blaine and President Benjamin Harrison in a scenario that directly references this famous tale.

"There's a certain Slant of light,
Winter Afternoons --
That oppresses, like the ____
Of Cathedral Tunes --"

**This author sat for more photographs than the president himself, making them the most photographed American of the 19th century.