Includes full-colour illustrations

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart.' A tale of sin, punishment and atonement, The Scarlet Letter exposes the moral rigidity of a 17th-Century Puritan New England community when faced with the illegitimate child of a young mother. Regarded as the first real heroine of American fiction, it is Hester Prynne's strength of character that resonates with the reader when her harsh sentence is cast. It is in her refusal to reveal...

Rich in allegory and symbolism, these tales delve into the conflict between good and evil, explore the concept of Original Sin and repeatedly invite the reader to make their own judgements concerning what they can and cannot trust.

Poutavý příběh o vině a trestu, diktovaný úzkoprsou puritánskou morálkou se odehrává v 17. století. Hlavní hrdinkou je Hester Prynnová, kterou její muž poslal z Anglie do Ameriky, aby mu tam připravila domov, ale jí se i bez přítomnosti manžela podařilo v novém světě otěhotnět. Nyní je Hester i s miminkem - dcerou Perlou - vystavena na posměch lidu a nucena, aby prozradila jméno otce, aby i on mohl být souzen. Hester ale odmítá otce své dcery vydat a tím ho zničit. Svou nevěru, ani dceru Perlu z tohoto vztahu ale netají. Přijímá tresty a jako žena...

A mysterious tale of crime, witchcraft and the supernatural. The House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England Mansion, reeking of past sins and malevolent threats. The Pyncheon family that lives there has inherited the curse of centuries-old accusations of witchcraft, and is haunted by the ghosts of the sinful dead.