Nathaniel Hawthorne

The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators.

Set in the rigid world of Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a haunting exploration of sin, identity, and the consequences of silence. Hester Prynne is an outcast. Forced to wear the scarlet "A" for adultery, she refuses to name her child's father.

One of the most important novels in classic literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter tackles the subject of adultery, with the notorious Hester Prynne at the forefront of the scandal....

The Scarlet Letter tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth two years after separation from her husband and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter A on her breast....

How long would you walk, if the Devil sauntered up to you of an evening, and journeyed alongside of you?

This powerful story of passion, adultery, honor, and repression caused a tremendous controversy....

Set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity....

The red letter A on her dress marks young mother Hester Prynne among her Puritan neighbors, who demand to know who fathered her child....

Nathaniel Hawthorne masterfully grabs the imagination of children with these timeless tales of adventure based on the incomparable Greek mythological heroes' escapades....

Written in the winter of 1849, The Scarlet Letter unfolds the story of Hester Prynne, a young woman branded as an adulteress in the harsh Puritan world of 17th-century New England....

A communal experiment in living a utopian pastoral life is shared by three people, but their dreams are interrupted by the realities of human imperfections....

"A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys" is a children's book by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which retells several Greek myths. The frame story is that a...

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Two is the second instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Two features 13 essential classic novels from Jane Austen; Edith Wharton; Leo Tolstoy; D.H. Lawrence, and many more.

La letra escarlata está considerada la mejor novela norteamericana del siglo XIX....

The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th-century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society....

Hester Prynne commits adultery in a Puritan settlement and, as a result, is "branded" for the rest of her life....

The Marble Faun of 1860 was the last of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s four major romances. Set in Italy, the narrative blends elements of the travel guide, fable, and gothic novel....

It’s really very simple. You will sell me your eternal soul and in return I shall make you fabulously rich, powerful, talented and famous for your entire Earthly life. Or maybe even eternity.

In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house....

"To inherit a great fortune. To inherit a great misfortune." These words, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's notebook, neatly encapsulate the theme of The House of the Seven Gables - that of a family whose fortunes are poisoned by its past misdeeds....