Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher:
ISBN: 9781973825128
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 fictional novel in a historical setting, written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book is considered to be his "masterwork". Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
Bee and the Orange Tree
Author: Melissa AshleyPublisher: Affirm Press
ISBN: 192597250X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
It's 1699, and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. But outside those doors, the patriarchal forces of Louis XIV and the Catholic Church are moving to curb their freedoms. In this battle for equality, Baroness Marie Catherine D'Aulnoy invents a powerful weapon: 'fairy tales'. When Marie Catherine's daughter, Angelina, arrives in Paris for the first time, she is swept up in the glamour and sensuality of the city, where a woman may live outside the confines of the church or marriage. But this is a fragile freedom, as she discovers when Marie Catherine's close friend Nicola Tiquet is arrested, accused of conspiring to murder her abusive husband. In the race to rescue Nicola, illusions will be shattered and dark secrets revealed as all three women learn how far they will go to preserve their liberty in a society determined to control them. This keenly-awaited second book from Melissa Ashley, author of The Birdman's Wife, restores another remarkable, little-known woman to her rightful place in history, revealing the dissent hidden beneath the whimsical surfaces of Marie Catherine's fairy tales. The Bee and the Orange Tree is a beautifully lyrical and deeply absorbing portrait of a time, a place, and the subversive power of the imagination.
The Scarlet Letter a Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Letter, a Romance
Author: Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Letter, a Romance
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752585595
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.
The Scarlet Letter. A Romantic Drama, in Four Acts.
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368725327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
The Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539003946
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Scarlet Letter A Romance Nathaniel Hawthorne In June 1642, in the Puritan town of Boston, a crowd gathers to witness the punishment of Hester Prynne, a young woman found guilty of adultery. She is required to wear a scarlet "A" ("A" standing for adulteress) on her dress to shame her. She must stand on the scaffold for three hours, to be exposed to public humiliation. As Hester approaches the scaffold, many of the women in the crowd are angered by her beauty and quiet dignity. When demanded and cajoled to name the father of her child, Hester refuses. As Hester looks out over the crowd, she notices a small, misshapen man and recognizes him as her long-lost husband, who has been presumed lost at sea. When the husband sees Hester's shame, he asks a man in the crowd about her and is told the story of his wife's adultery. He angrily exclaims that the child's father, the partner in the adulterous act, should also be punished and vows to find the man. He chooses a new name - Roger Chillingworth - to aid him in his plan.
The Scarlet Letter & A Scarlet Stigma: Romance and The Adapted Play (Illustrated Edition)
Author: Nathaniel HawthornePublisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8026837274
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Scarlet Letter & A Scarlet Stigma: Romance and The Adapted Play (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt: "It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate." (The Custom House, The Scarlet Letter) The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism. His themes often centre on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. Content: Introduction: Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne Novel: The Scarlet Letter (1850) Adaptation: A Scarlet Stigma - A Play in Four Acts (1899)