Nathaniel Hawthorne

Delve into The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s meditation on human alienation and its effect on the soul in this story set in seventeenth-century Massachusetts. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s dark novel, The Scarlet Letter, a single sinful act ruins the lives of three people—none more so than Hester Prynne, a young, beautiful, and dignified woman who conceived a child out of wedlock and receives the public punishment of having to always wear a scarlet “A” on her clothing. This collectible edition of The Scarlet Letter features:A gorgeous faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designsIntroduction by retired English professor and former Honors Program Director at Cameron University, Mike Lee DavisUnabridged textThis haunting book is a great gift for a Classics lover and perfect for display in a personal home library. Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, Chartwell Deluxe Editions offer beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other deluxe classics from Chartwell include Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Anne of Green Gables, The Inferno, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, Meditations, and Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.

This luxurious collection brings together ancient tales from Greek mythology, beautifully presented with gold gilded page edges and classic, full-colour illustrations by Walter Crane. In this delightful collection of ancient myths, the American novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne, retells some of the best-loved classical stories, such as 'The Gorgon's Head', in which Perseus slays Medusa, King Midas, whose touch turned everything to gold, the opening of Pandora's Box, Heracles' procurement of the three golden apples from the Hesperides' orchard, and Bellerophon's taming of Pegasus. Every story is beautifully illustrated with the wonderful, full colour art of Walter Crane, making this collection a delightful asset for any modern library or collector of traditional tales. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Masterpiece Classics series brings together timeless works of literature, beautifully presented with gilded page edges and classic, full-colour illustrations by master artists.

Boston, mid-seventeenth century: Hester Prynne, dignified and silent, is led through prison doors to her public shaming by her censorious Puritan neighbors. Holding her illegitimate child to her breast and bearing a bright scarlet letter "A" embroidered on her bodice, Hester must now struggle to create a new life for herself and her child in this harsh and unforgiving community. When her missing spouse reappears and takes up residence in town under an assumed identity, the stage is set for an explosive confrontation between the truly moral and the merely religious. 

''any narrative of human action and adventure - whether we call it history or Romance - is certain to be a fragile handiwork, more easily rent than mended''The fragility - and the durability - of human life and art dominate this story of American expatriates in Italy in the mid-nineteenth century. Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the ''Marble Faun'', Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn as Miriam''s unhappy past precipitates the present into tragedy.Hawthorne''s ''International Novel'' dramatizes the confrontation of the Old World and the New and the uncertain relationship between the ''authentic'' and the ''fake'', in life as in art. The author''s evocative descriptions of classic sites made The Marble Faun a favourite guidebook to Rome for Victorian tourists, but this richly ambiguous symbolic romance is also the story of a murder, and a parable of the Fall of Man. As the characters find their civilized existence disrupted by the awful consequences of impulse, Hawthorne leads his readers to question the value of Art and Culture and addresses the great evolutionary debate which was beginning to shake Victorian society. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

This elegant hardback edition presents a selection of classic tales from Greek mythology, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges. Most of the pantheon of Greek gods are showcased in this selection of thrilling myths retold by a number of master storytellers. You'll meet the gods and then read of their interactions with mortals in tales such as Phaeton Son of Apollo and the story of Pan and Syrinx. See them fall in love, seek revenge and reward those who have helped them. This beautiful pocket-sized gift edition is presented with an embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautiful pocket editions of iconic literary works from across history. Presented with striking foil cover embossing, gilded page edges, and deluxe ivory paper, these editions make the perfect gift for lovers of classic literature.

VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIES Spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an outcast. In the eyes of her neighbours she has committed an unforgivable sin. Everyone knows that her little daughter, Pearl, is the product of an illicit affair but no one knows the identity of Pearl's father. Hester's refusal to name him brings more condemnation upon her. But she stands strong in the face of public scorn, even when she is forced to wear the sign of her shame sewn onto her clothes: the scarlet letter 'A' for 'Adulteress'

Az ezerhatszáznegyvenes években járunk, a puritán Boston városában. Hűtlenség vádjával a fiatal Hester Prynne-t tüzes vassal megbélyegzik, és a vörös A betűt (adultery: házasságtörés) a ruháin is viselnie kell. Hester visszatérhetett volna a szülőföldjére vagy bármely más országba, ahol új életet kezdhetett volna, ám ő mégis marad, vállalva a társadalmi kirekesztést, és hogy saját erkölcsi törvényeire hallgatva próbáljon felülemelkedni az őt megbélyegzőkön. Védelmező, gyöngéd szeretettel neveli gyermekét, és segít minden bajba jutottnak. Vajon átformálhatja egyetlen ember a teljes közösség véleményét? A regény a 17. századi Boston életének krónikája, és minden puritán előítélettel szemben azt bizonyítja, hogy "a szerelem szent és boldogító".

Az ezerhatszáznegyvenes években járunk, a puritán Boston városában. Hűtlenség vádjával a fiatal Hester Prynne-t tüzes vassal megbélyegzik, és a vörös A betűt (adultery: házasságtörés) a ruháin is viselnie kell. Hester visszatérhetett volna a szülőföldjére vagy bármely más országba, ahol új életet kezdhetett volna, ám ő mégis marad, vállalva a társadalmi kirekesztést, és hogy saját erkölcsi törvényeire hallgatva próbáljon felülemelkedni az őt megbélyegzőkön. Védelmező, gyöngéd szeretettel neveli gyermekét, és segít minden bajba jutottnak. Vajon átformálhatja egyetlen ember a teljes közösség véleményét? A regény a 17. századi Boston életének krónikája, és minden puritán előítélettel szemben azt bizonyítja, hogy "a szerelem szent és boldogító". A szerzőről: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) amerikai regény- és novellaíró, a 19. századi amerikai irodalom jelentős alkotója. A sikert 1850-ben megjelent első regénye, A skarlát betű hozta meg számára.

Klasický román vypráví o ženě, která se prohřešila proti zákonům morálky tím, že odmítla prozradit otce svého nemanželského dítěte. Poutavý příběh o vině a trestu, diktovaný úzkoprsou puritánskou morálkou, je poznamenán temným ovzduším hrůzy, patosu a lítosti. Hrdinka příběhu Hester Prynneová je jedinou optimistickou postavou příběhu, která silou vůle a touhou po dobru odolává tíživému prostředí puritánského Bostonu. Hořký a krutý příběh je naplněn vírou v lidskou soudnost a statečnost.

Klasický román americké literatury vypráví o ženě, která se prohřešila proti zákonům morálky tím, že odmítla prozradit otce svého nemanželského dítěte. Poutavý příběh o vině a trestu, diktovaný úzkoprsou puritánskou morálkou, je poznamenán temným ovzduším hrůzy, patosu a lítosti. Hrdinka příběhu Hester Prynnová je jedinou optimistickou postavou příběhu, která silou vůle a touhou po dobru odolává tíživému prostředí puritánského Bostonu. Hořký a krutý příběh je naplněn vírou v lidskou soudnost a statečnost, která jej přibližuje i dnešnímu čtenáři.

Goodman Brown is a young man who leads a normal and peaceful life with his wife Faith. However one evening, he leaves his wife and heads out to the forest. He has to run an unknown and urgent errand. There, he meets an old man who strangely resembles Brown a lot. Together, they walk deeper in the woods and suddenly Brown hears Faith’s voice coming from an unknown direction.

Owen Warland is a genius who wants to create things and break the limitations set by the society and the people surrounding him. He is deeply misunderstood and he often quits his innovative projects when people advise him to take up something more "practical". After many failed attempts to fit in, he finally breaks away from society and finds peace in nature.

A young traveler is up on a mountain when night falls and he finds shelter with a family that lives nearby. They make friendly conversation and the visitor shares his dreams and goals to achieve great things in life. Their conversation is however interrupted by the sound of rocks falling from the slope.

Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini is a scientist who grows poisonous plants in his garden. The only person who can tend to the plants is his own daughter Beatrice who has not only become resistant to poison but is also poisonous herself. Rappaccini and his daughter lead a secluded life, distanced from other people and reality.

The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature, Set in the harsh Puritan environment of seventeenth century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter ‘A’ for Adulteress embroidered on her dress.

A collection of four short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the common theme of which is New Hampshire's White Mountains. Consists of: The Great Stone Face, written in 1850 and revolves around the 'Old Man of the Mountain (Cannon Mtn. ) in New Hampshire which sadly collapsed on May 3, 2003; The Ambitious Guest, written in 1835; The Great Carbuncle, written in 1837; and Sketches From Memory, written sometime prior to The Great Carbuncle as will become obvious.