This is a dramatic, moving depiction of social defiance and social deference, of passion and human frailty. Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century ...viac o knihe
Introduction and Notes by Henry Claridge, Senior Lecturer, School of English, University of Kent at Canterbury. This is a troubling story of crime, sin, guilt, punishment ...viac o knihe
Boston in the 1600s is a small town, but a large crowd waits for Hester Prynne outside the prison. She carries a baby in her arms and the scarlet letter A is on her dress. A is ...viac o knihe
Classic / American EnglishBoston in the 1600s is a small town, but a large crowd waits for Hester Prynne outside the prison. She carries a baby in her arms and the scarlet ...viac o knihe
Classic / American EnglishThe 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 ...viac o knihe
-Very probably! And what effect could be anticipated from such unsubstantial stuff?- cried Mr. Smooth-it-away. -You observe this convenient bridge. We obtained a sufficient ...viac o knihe
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 ...viac o knihe
Classic / American English Boston in the 1600s is a small town, but a large crowd waits for Hester Prynne outside the prison. She carries a baby in her arms and the scarlet ...viac o knihe
A tale of Hester Prynne, imprisoned, publicly shamed, and forced to wear a scarlet 'A' for committing adultery and bearing an illegitimate child, Pearl. In their small ...viac o knihe
A powerful study of bigotry, persecution, obsession and hypocrisy in early American society, the -Penguin Classics- edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's. -The Scarlet ...viac o knihe
Reflects the social and moral values of New England in the 1840s. This novel presents a psychological drama, which concerns the Pyncheon family, a dynasty founded on pious ...viac o knihe
Classic / American EnglishThe 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 ...viac o knihe
Poutavý příběh o vině a trestu, drama plné citu, hříchu a dogmatismu. Osamělý život plný hanby čeká Hester a její dítě jen proto, že odmítla prozradit ...viac o knihe