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"Unless people are more than commonly disagreeable, it is my foolish habit to contract a kindness for them. The better part of my companion's character, if it have a better part, is that which usually comes uppermost in my regard, and forms the type whereby I recognise the man. As most of these old Custom-House officers had good traits, and as my position in reference to them, being paternal and protective, was favourable to the growth of friendly sentiments, I soon grew to like them all. It was pleasant in the summer forenoons—when the fervent heat, that almost liquefied the rest of the human family, merely communicated a genial warmth to their half torpid systems—it was pleasant to hear them chatting in the back entry, a row of them all tipped against the wall, as usual; while the frozen witticisms of past generations were thawed out, and came bubbling with laughter from their lips."
"The Scarlet Letter" tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity in a puritan environment. It is Nathaniel Hawthorne's most successful novel. «The Scarlet Letter» was first published in 1850.

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Die schöne Hester Prynne kommt Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts nach Neuengland, wo sie dem strengen amerikanischen Puritanismus ausgesetzt ist. Sie verliebt sich in den Pastor der Gemeinde, von dem sie ein uneheliches Kind bekommt, während ihr Ehemann als verschollen auf See gilt. Zur Strafe für den Ehebruch muss sie ein scharlachrotes 'A' auf der Brust tragen. Sie sieht sich fortan den Anfeindungen der Dorfgemeinde ausgesetzt, während ihr heimgekehrter Gatte dem Pfarrer heftig zusetzt, bis dieser sich schließlich öffentlich zu seiner Liebe zu Hester bekennt.

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Ein Klassiker der Weltlitteratur.Neuengland, 1642: Die junge Hester Prynne erreicht Neuengland ohne ihren Ehemann, erwartet dessen Ankunft aber täglich. Doch ihr Mann bleibt verschollen. Sie beginnt eine leidenschaftliche Affäre mit Reverend Dimmesdale, die nicht ohne Folgen bleibt. Als sie sich weigert zu verraten, wer der Vater des unehelichen Kindes ist, wird sie von der Gesellschaft ausgestoßen und mit dem Zeichen des Ehebruchs, dem scharlachroten "A", das sie auf ihrer Kleidung tragen muss, gebrandmarkt. Die Situation eskaliert, als plötzlich Hesters totgeglaubter Mann Roger im Dorf auftaucht. -

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Antología de cuentos realistas, fantásticos y de ciencia ficción: «El pan duro de esa bruja», de O. Henry; «El pozo», de R. Güiraldes; «Las tres muertes del señor Higginbotham», de N. Hawthorne; «La mendiga de Locarno», de H. von Kleist; «Los ladrones de cadáveres», de R. L. Stevenson; «El nuevo acelerador», de H. G. Wells y «El hombre sin cuerpo», de E. P. Mitchell. En la sección Aquí y ahora, se plantea el límite entre ficción y realidad. En Enfoques para analizar, se trabajan los conceptos de cuento, estructura y características específicas de las tres clases de cuentos leídos.

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"Earth's Holocaust (From «Mosses from an Old Manse»)" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

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Antología de cuentos realistas, fantásticos y de ciencia ficción: «El pan duro de esa bruja», de O. Henry; «El pozo», de R. Güiraldes; «Las tres muertes del señor Higginbotham», de N. Hawthorne; «La mendiga de Locarno», de H. von Kleist; «Los ladrones de cadáveres», de R. L. Stevenson; «El nuevo acelerador», de H. G. Wells y «El hombre sin cuerpo», de E. P. Mitchell. En la sección Aquí y ahora, se plantea el límite entre ficción y realidad. En Enfoques para analizar, se trabajan los conceptos de cuento, estructura y características específicas de las tres clases de cuentos leídos.

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Este ebook presenta «La letra escarlata (texto completo, con índice activo)» con un sumario dinámico y detallado. La letra escarlata es una novela de Nathaniel Hawthorne, publicada en 1850. Está enmarcada en la puritana Nueva Inglaterra de principios del siglo XVII. Relata la historia de Hester Prynne, una mujer acusada de adulterio y condenada a llevar en su pecho una letra "A", de adúltera, que la marque. Ella no revela la identidad del padre de su hija, y trata de vivir en una sociedad injusta e hipócrita con dignidad. En la novela, Hawthorne trata los temas de la gracia divina, la justicia y el castigo. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864) fue un novelista y cuentista estadounidense. Es considerado figura clave en el desarrollo de la literatura norteamericana en sus orígenes. Hawthorne es conocido sobre todo por sus relatos breves —que él llamó «cuentos»—, muchas veces de contenido siniestro, al gusto de la época, y por sus cuatro novelas largas: La letra escarlata (1850), La casa de los siete tejados (1851), La novela de Blithedale (1852) y El fauno de mármol (1860).

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This carefully crafted ebook: «The Complete Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated)» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpts: «I am afraid this ghost story will bear a very faded aspect when transferred to paper. Whatever effect it had on you, or whatever charm it retains in your memory, is, perhaps, to be attributed to the favorable circumstances under which it was originally told.» (The Ghost of Doctor Harris) American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828; he later tried to suppress it, feeling it was not equal to the standard of his later work. He published several short stories in various periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. Much of Hawthorne's writing centres on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism. His themes often centre on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. Table of Contents: Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne Collections of Short Stories: Twice-Told Tales (1837) Grandfather's Chair (1840) Biographical Stories Mosses from an Old Manse (1846) Wonder Book For Girls and Boys (1851) The Snow Image and Other Twice Told Tales (1852) Tanglewood Tales For Girls and Boys (1853) The Dolliver Romance and Other Pieces, Tales and Sketches (1864) The Story Teller Sketches in Magazines

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This carefully crafted ebook: «The Complete Novels (All 8 Unabridged Hawthorne Novels and Romances)» is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Fanshawe 1828 The Scarlet Letter 1850 The House of the Seven Gables The Blithedale Romance The Marble Faun or The Romance of Monte Beni (Transformation) The Dolliver Romance (unfinished) Septimius Felton or, the Elixir of Life Doctor Grimshawe's Secret: A romance (unfinished) Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. Between about 1825 and 1850, he developed his talent by writing short fiction and the novel Fanshawe (1828). Then he gained international fame for his novel The Scarlet Letter, a masterpiece of American literature.

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