The Scarlet Letter - Couverture rigide

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904633129 ISBN 13 : 9781904633129

Editeur : Macmillan Collector's Library, 2003

Synopsis

The Scarlet Letter is the story of three New England settlers at odds with the Puritan society in which they live. Roger Chillingworth, an ageing scholar, arrives in New England after two years' separation from his wife Hester to find her on trial for adultery. She refuses to reveal her lover's identity and is condemned to wear a scarlet letter 'A' sewn on to her clothes. Roger resolves to discover the man's identity, and over the next seven years the participants in the love triangle suffer the consequences of betrayal, cowardice and humiliation, before moving towards redemption at the novel's climax.

With an Afterword by Jonty Claypole.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born is Salem, Massachusetts in 1804. His father died when he was four years old. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously at his own expense in 1828. He later disowned the novel and burned the remaining copies. For the next twenty years he made his living as a writer of tales and children's stories. He assured his reputation with the publication of The Scarlet Letter in 1850 and The House of the Seven Gables the following year. In 1853 he was appointed consul in Liverpool, England, where he lived for four years. He died in 1864.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan Collector's Library
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904633129
• ISBN 13: 9781904633129
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible