Nathaniel Hawthorne: 696 books

La letra escarlata Como consecuencia de su relación adúltera con el pastor del lugar, Ester Prynne queda embarazada. Luego, al negarse a revelar el nombre de su amante para no manchar su reputación, es condenada a llevar bordada sobre su vestido la infamante letra color escarlata. A través de...

UNA multitud de hombres barbudos, vestidos con trajes obscuros y sombreros de copa alta, casi puntiaguda, de color gris, mezclados con mujeres unas con caperuzas y otras con la cabeza descubierta, se hallaba congregada frente á un edificio de madera cuya pesada puerta de roble estaba tachonada con...

Short story written by famous American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne.

"The Scarlet Letter", deutsch "Der scharlachrote Buchstabe", ist ein Roman von Nathaniel Hawthorne, erschienen 1850. Er gilt als eines der bedeutendsten Werke der amerikanischen Literatur.

The famed author of quintessentially American works such as The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne also wrote a series of books designed for younger readers. Tanglewood Tales is a collection of Greek myths charmingly retold for young American audiences.

The holidays are the best time to enjoy Christmas mysteries and classic ghost tales (for the fans of the genre) in the snuggling comfort of your home. This edition hence brings to you some of the finest literary gems together in one place to satisfy your cravings for some suspense. Enjoy: The Christmas...

The Marble Faun, Volume Ii by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “John Inglefield’s Thanksgiving”, describes the Thanksgiving dinner of a New England blacksmith and his family. Two chairs sit empty, one for John Inglefield’s recently deceased wife, and another for daughter Prudence. Prudence’s sudden and...

One of 19th-century America's greatest authors recounts timeless tales from Greek mythology in this delightful partner to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. Nathaniel Hawthorne's evocative interpretations of traditional stories about heroes, sorceresses, kings, and other legendary characters provide...

This wonderful collection of hand-picked Thanksgiving classics will make you fall in love with our sweet little stories and will become a part of your Thanksgiving story-telling traditions: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) The First Thanksgiving (Albert F. Blaisdell, Francis K. Ball)...

Les seize histoires réunies dans Contes étranges ont été rédigées au cours des vingt années qui précédèrent la publication du chef-d’œuvre de Nathaniel Hawthorne, La Lettre écarlate (1850). Les choix établis par Edouard-Auguste Spoll mettent en lumière les multiples facettes du talent...

La tradizione orale si perde nella notte dei tempi e ha prodotto i più grandi capolavori nella storia della letteratura mondiale, basti pensare all''Odissea' o all''Iliade'. In quest'opera Nathaniel Hawthorne si ispira a tale tradizione per rielaborare racconti che, in quest'ottica, sono effettivamente...

Il puritanesimo calvinista del natio New England (più precisamente Salem, la città del famigerato processo di stregoneria: tra l’altro, lo scrittore era discendente diretto di uno dei magistrati che giudicò le presunte streghe) costituisce l’humus culturale e la radice più profonda delle tematiche...

Gathered here are master storyteller Nathaniel Hawthorne’s delightful retellings for children of six Greek myths, including The Gorgon’s Head, The Golden Touch, The Three Golden Apples, The Chimaera, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Paradise of Children. These stories within a larger story—that of a college student telling the myths to a group of children—will delight young and old.