Classic / American English: The House of the Seven Gables is the home of an important family: the Pyncheons. They have the house and a lot of land, but no money and many problems. Is there a curse on the family... Zobraziť viac
Three authors reveal the obscure corners of the occult. In Le Fanu’s Dickon the Devil the narrator discovers that the sinister ghosts of the past have never left Barwyke Hall. Rudyard Kipling tells the story of a man who disappears mysteriously... Zobraziť viac
"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director... Zobraziť viac
Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an outcast. In the eyes of her neighbors 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 Pear Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Joel Porte, Ernest I. White Professor of American Studies and Human Letters, Cornell University "All... Zobraziť viac
Roger Chillingworth arrives in New England after two years' separation from his wife, Hester Prynne, to find her on trial for adultery. She refuses to reveal her lover and is sentenced to wear a scarlet letter 'A' sewn onto her clothes... Zobraziť viac
Hawthorne's classic novel is a searing condemnation of hypocrisy and callousness in Puritan America. Roger Chillingworth, an ageing scholar, arrives in New England after two years separation from his wife Hester to find her on trial for adultery... Zobraziť viac
Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Hester Prynne gives birth to an illegitimate child and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter ‘A’ as a sign of her adultery. Hester refuses to reveal the identity of her lover, and is forced to lead a life of... Zobraziť viac
The Scarlett Letter is a psychological novel involving universal themes such as love, sex, sin, evil, punishment, etc. It is a masterpiece that cannot be forgotten by any generation... Zobraziť viac
Scarlet is the colour of sin, and the letter ´A´ stands for ´Adultery´. In the 1600s, in Boston, Massachusetts, love was... Zobraziť viac
Nathaniel Hawthorne's gripping psychological drama concerns the Pyncheon family, a dynasty founded on pious theft, who live for generations under a dead man's curse until their house is finally exorcised by love... Zobraziť viac
