Nathaniel Hawthorne 
Buds and Bird Voices (From ‘Mosses from an Old Manse’) 

‘Buds and Bird Voices (From ‘Mosses from an Old Manse’)’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne takes readers back to the Old Manse in Massachusettes, where the author and his wife spent the first years of their marriage. Written with nostalgia and clear adoration for this quaint home, Hawthorne describes nature from the trees to the birds that he enjoyed every day during his time in this beloved part of the country.