Who said “Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of…”?

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Nathaniel Hawthorne. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe House of the Seven Gables (1851)

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“Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?”
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Hawthorne, N. (n.d.). Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time? [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14509-is-it-a-fact-or-have-i-dreamt/

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14509-is-it-a-fact-or-have-i-dreamt/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14509-is-it-a-fact-or-have-i-dreamt/.