- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce- Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant- The Upturned Face by Stephen Crane- Editha by William Dean Howells- War by Luigi Pirandello- The Soul of a Regiment by Talbot Mundy- Roger Malvins Burial by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter is the story of three New England settlers at odds with the puritan society in which they live. Roger Chillingworth, an aging scholar, arrives in New England after two years'' separation from his wife Hester to find her on trial for adultery. For refusing to reveal her lover''s identity, she is condemned to wear a letter ''A'' sewn onto her clothes. Roger resolves to discover and destroy the man who has stolen his honor. For the next seven years the participants in this bizarre love triangle privately suffer the consequences of betrayal, cowardice, and humiliation. Slowly but surely, the need for redemption grows in each as the story hastens toward its dramatic close. The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne''s masterpiece. The handsome volumes in The Collectors Library present great works of world literature in a handy hardback format. Printed on high-quality paper and bound in real cloth, each complete and unabridged volume has a specially commissioned afterword, brief biography of the author and a further-reading list. This easily accessible series offers readers the perfect opportunity to discover, or rediscover, some of the world''s most endearing literary works. The volumes in The Collector''s Library are sumptuously produced, enduring editions to own, to collect and to treasure.
Una de las obras fundacionales de la literatura norteamericana.A finales del siglo XVII, en una pequeña localidad de Nueva Inglaterra, el venerable coronel Pyncheon decide construirse una ostentosa mansion en el lugar donde antes se habia levantado la cabaña de Mathew Maule, un hombre turbio que habia sido condenado por brujeria en un juicio presidido por el coronel. De camino al cadalso, Maule habia proferido una maldicion contra el coronel: Dios le dara sangre para beber. El dia de la inauguracion de la casa, el coronel muere repentinamente. Y sus descendientes heredan la casa y el infortunio.
Here you will find the complete novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne in the chronological order of their original publication.- Fanshawe- The Scarlet Letter- The House of the Seven Gables- The Blithedale Romance- The Marble Faun- The Dolliver Romance- Septimius Felton- Doctor Grimshawes Secret: A romance
Here you will find the complete novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne in the chronological order of their original publication.- Fanshawe- The Scarlet Letter- The House of the Seven Gables- The Blithedale Romance- The Marble Faun- The Dolliver Romance- Septimius Felton- Doctor Grimshawes Secret: A romance
Un clásico de la literatura norteamericana del siglo XIX que narra el calvario personal de la joven Hester Prynne, acusada de adulterio y condenada por la ruda y religiosa sociedad de Nueva Inglaterra. La vida de Hester, su silencio, su lealtad y su fortaleza ante las fuerzas del mal son un prodigio de la literatura de todos los tiempos.
Il personaggio principale di questo breve racconto di Nathaniel Hawthorne, Aylmer, e descritto in principio come un grande scienziato e amante della natura, ma che ha anche una bella moglie che ama teneramente. Per Alymer sua moglie e la perfezione personificata, ma lei ha una voglia sulla guancia dalla forma di una piccola mano rossa. Questa voglia e per lui unossessione e, essendo un uomo di scienza, desidera rimuoverla.
It seems justly due to Mr. Hawthorne that the occasion of any portion of his private journals being brought before the Public should be made known, since they were originally designed for his own reference only.There had been a constant and an urgent demand for a life or memoir of Mr. Hawthorne; yet, from the extreme delicacy and difficulty of the subject, the Editor felt obliged to refuse compliance with this demand. Moreover, Mr. Hawthorne had frequently and emphatically expressed the hope that no one would attempt to write his Biography; and the Editor perceived that it would be impossible for any person, outside of his own domestic circle, to succeed in doing it, on account of his extreme reserve. But it was ungracious to do nothing, and therefore the Editor, believing that Mr. Hawthorne himself was alone capable of satisfactorily answering the affectionate call for some sketch of his life, concluded to publish as much as possible of his private records, and even extracts from his private letters, in order to gratify the desire of his friends and of literary artists to become more intimately acquainted with him. The Editor has been severely blamed and wondered at, in some instances, for allowing many things now published to see the light; but it has been a matter both of conscience and courtesy to withhold nothing that could be given up. Many of the journals were doubtless destroyed; for the earliest date found in his American papers was that of 1835...
