Hawthorne sets his 1843 tale The Birth-Mark in the moment when the recent discovery of electricity and other kindred mysteries of Nature seemed to open paths into the region of miracle. Science enables men to ascend from one step of powerful intelligence to another, until the philosopher should lay his hand on the secret of creative force and perhaps make new worlds for himself.
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