The story of Hester Prynne, taken in adultery, arraigned by her puritan community and abandoned by her husband and her lover. Combining moral force, austere beauty and psychology, it is a narrative which provides the framework for the author's reflections on the metaphysics of good and evil.

The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is the classic Gothic American romance novel, generally considered to be Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece. Set in Puritan New England in the seventeenth century, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery, refuses to name the father, and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout, Hawthorne explores the issues of grace, legalism, and guilt. You read this book in high school; now read it again with greater understanding. Newly designed and typeset by Waking Lion Press.

This tragic novel of sin and redemption is Hawthorne's masterpiece of American fiction.

An ardent young woman, her cowardly lover, and her aging vengeful husband--these are the central characters in this stark drama of the conflict between passion and convention in the harsh world of seventeenth-century Boston. Tremendously moving and rich in psychological insight, this dramatic depiction of the struggle between mind and heart illuminates Hawthorne's concern with our Puritan past and its influence on American life.

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This volume comprises a collection of children s stories written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, including "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys" and "Tanglewood Tales." "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys" (1851) is a children's book within which Hawthorne rewrites various myths from Greek mythology. It includes the stories: "The Gorgon's Head," "The Golden Touch," "The Paradise of Children," "The Three Golden Apples," "The Miraculous Pitcher," and "The Chimaera." "Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls" (1853) is a sequel to the "Wonder-Book," and also contains re-written stories of Greek myths. It includes...

This volume contains the final collection of stories published by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The main story in this compendium, "The Snow Image," is a magical children s tale of a brother and sister who make a new playmate out of snow. This collection would make for a great addition to any bookshelf, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Hawthorne s marvellous work. The chapters of this volume include: The Snow Image: A Childish Miracle, The Great Stone Face, Main Street, Ethan Brand, A Bell s Biography, Sylph Etherege, The Canterbury Pilgrims, Old News, The Man of Adamant: An...

This book contains a collection of stories written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, including "House of the Seven Gables," "The Snow Image," and many more. The main story of this collection, "The House of the Seven Gables," is a gothic novel about the ancestral home of a New England family that explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement. This collection would make for a great addition to any bookshelf, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Hawthorne s work. The chapters of this volume include: The Old Pyncheon Family, The Little Shop-Window, The First Customer, A Day Behind...

The Complete Writings Of Nathaniel Hawthorne

In an ancient though not very populous settlement in a retired corner of one of the New England States arise the walls of a seminary of learning which for the convenience of a name shall be entitled "Harley College."

Tales from the White Mountains is a collection of four of Nathaniel Hawthorne's evocative short stories, all set in the eponymous mountains of New Hampshire which captured his imagination. "The Great Stone Face" is the story of a gentle man who longs for the fulfillment of a prophecy; "The Ambitious Guest" relates the last night of a loving family in a cabin high above a valley; "The Great Carbuncle" is a morality tale inspired by a Native American legend of a gem hidden in the mountains; and "Sketches from Memory" relates Hawthorne's recollections of his own travels which provided material...