Complex sentence: Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4,1804--May 19,1864) was an American novelist and short story writerSalem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning.
Split into simpler sentences: Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4,1804--May 19,1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning.