Books by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the central figures of nineteenth‑century American literature, is celebrated for his darkly imaginative tales that probe the moral complexity of human nature. His writing, often set against the austere backdrop of Puritan New England, explores guilt, redemption, and the unseen consequences of sin with a distinctive psychological depth.

Best known for works such as The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables, Hawthorne combined historical insight with a haunting sense of symbolism. His prose remains both elegant and unsettling, offering readers a timeless reflection on conscience and the shadows that linger within the human heart.

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  • The Scarlet Letter

    Benediction Classics The Scarlet Letter

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  • The Scarlet Letter

    Benediction Classics The Scarlet Letter

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    £15.39

  • The Scarlet Letter

    Vintage Publishing The Scarlet Letter

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisVINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIESSpine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics.Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an outcast. In the eyes of her neighbours she has committed an unforgivable sin. Everyone knows that her little daughter, Pearl, is the product of an illicit affair but no one knows the identity of Pearl's father. Hester's refusal to name him brings more condemnation upon her. But she stands strong in the face of public scorn, even when she is forced to wear the sign of her shame sewn onto her clothes: the scarlet letter 'A' for 'Adulteress'Trade ReviewAn extraordinary work of the imagination that burns from page to page with the fierce simplicity of scripture and an almost cinematic clarity of vision. The Scarlet Letter is an astounding book full of intense symbolism, as strange and haunting as anything by Edgar Allan Poe—GuardianSomething might at last be sent to Europe as exquisite in quality as anything that had been received—Henry JamesNo facile answers are provided here. Hester is, after all, guilty; Pearl the "Elfin" child, has devilish traits; the Puritans are given their due. Chillingworth and Dimmesdale are villains because of their hypocrisy but remain sympathetic because they are both self-destructive...—IndependentA defiant adulteress; a community of hypocrites who force her to wear a scarlet letter A around her neck as a badge of her shame; an evil husband, secretly stoking the fires of their moral fervour until it reaches boiling point; and, finally, a stunning public confession in which the woman reveals the identity of her lover, who is then promptly sent to the gallows—Sunday TimesIn making fiction out of the excesses of his Puritan ancestors, Hawthorne anticipated the technique of a modern movie-director. He was a master of crowd scenes—Financial Times

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  • The House of the Seven Gables

    Flame Tree Publishing The House of the Seven Gables

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    Book SynopsisA mysterious tale of crime, witchcraft and the supernatural. The House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, reeking of past sins and malevolent threats. The Pyncheon family that lives there has inherited the curse of centuries-old accusations of witchcraft, and is haunted by the ghosts of the sinful dead who still live within the terrifying shadows of the imposing house. A truly ingenious blend of the supernatural and the romantic, Hawthorne weaves a gothic tale that threatens to impale the family and the local townsfolk with its destructive power. FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and fantasy to science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic. Each book features a brand new biography and glossary of Literary, Gothic and Victorian terms.

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    £6.64

  • The Scarlet Letter (Legend Classics)

    Legend Press Ltd The Scarlet Letter (Legend Classics)

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  • The Scarlet Letter

    Alma Books Ltd The Scarlet Letter

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    Book SynopsisHaving been found guilty of adultery, Hester Prynne is forced to wear an embroidered scarlet letter A as a punishment for her sin. While her vengeful husband embarks on a quest to discover the identity of her lover, she is left to face the consequences of her infidelity and find a place for herself and her illegitimate child in the hostile environment of seventeenth-century Puritan Boston. Nathaniel Hawthorne's tense narrative astonished readers with its unparalleled psychological depth when it first appeared, and the novel now stands as one of America's literary landmarks.Trade ReviewOne of the greatest allegories in all literature. -- D.H. Lawrence The books of Hawthorne... should be sold by the hundred thousand, and read by the million; and admired by everyone who is capable of admiration. -- Herman Melville We look upon him as one of the few men of indisputable genius to whom our country has as yet given birth. -- Edgar Allan Poe The finest piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country. -- Henry James

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    £7.56

  • Young Goodman Brown and Other Stories

    Alma Books Ltd Young Goodman Brown and Other Stories

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    Book SynopsisDescribed by Herman Melville as being “as deep as Dante”, ‘Young Goodman Brown’ is set during the Salem witch trials and features the sort of narrative ambiguities and troubling uncertainties over the reality of events that Hawthorne was known for, leading readers to ponder what they have read long after the last page has been turned. Rich in allegory and symbolism, and suffused with darkness, tragedy, satire and the supernatural, the tales in this collection, written by a master of the short-story genre, delve into the conflict between good and evil, explore the concept of Original Sin and bring to life the moralistic and superstitious early days of the New England colonies.Trade ReviewHe has the purest style, the finest taste… the most touching pathos, the most radiant imagination. -- Edgar Allan PoeTable of ContentsContains: `The Gentle Boy’, `My Kinsman, Major Molineux’, `Roger Malvin’s Burial’, `The Canterbury Pilgrims’, `The Seven Vagabonds’, `The Grey Champion’, `Young Goodman Brown’, `Wakefield’, `The White Old Maid’, `The Ambitious Guest’, `The Maypole of Merry Mount’, `The Minister’s Black Veil’, `Dr Heidegger’s Experiment’, `The Man of Adamant’ and `The Great Carbuncle’.

    4 in stock

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  • The Scarlet Letter

    Everyman The Scarlet Letter

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    Book SynopsisThe story of Hester Prynne, taken in adultery, arraigned by her puritan community and abandoned by her husband and her lover. Combining moral force, austere beauty and psychology, it is a narrative which provides the framework for the author's reflections on the metaphysics of good and evil.

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    £11.69

  • Scarlet Letter

    Real Reads Scarlet Letter

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe baby in her arms and the bright scarlet letter ‘A’ on her gown are evidence and punishment for the shame she has brought on her religious neighbours. Will Hester continue to conceal the name of the husband who sent her away from Europe years before as well as that of the father of her baby? Will the husband get his revenge on the man who has shamed him? Will that man admit his past and join Hester and her daughter Pearl? Or is the matter out of their hands, waiting to be decided between the forces of the Lord and of Satan?

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    £6.99

  • A WonderBook for Girls and Boys

    UEA Publishing Project A WonderBook for Girls and Boys

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  • The Scarlet Letter

    Skyhorse Publishing The Scarlet Letter

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    Book SynopsisHandsome, readable, affordable, a new edition of one of the great works of American literature.The magnum opus of revered writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter is arguably one of the greatest novels written during the nineteenth century. It is the story of Hester Prynne—a young woman accused of, tried for, and publicly punished for adultery. Set during the seventeenth century in Boston, she receives harsh ridicule from the radical Puritan community for her actions. From the affair she conceives a child and struggles to rebuild her life and her reputation. Throughout the book Hawthorne explores controversial themes of sexuality, romance, guilt, shame, infidelity—all of which are still pertinent topics more than 150 years after its initial publication.The Scarlet Letter is a timeless story of morality, legality, struggle, and shame in a world that was so intolerant of the very things that make us human.The Clydesdale Classics series features literary phenomena with influence and themes so great that, after their publication, they changed literature forever. From the musings of literary geniuses like Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our history through the words of the exceptional few.

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    £6.83

  • Manga Classics Scarlet Letter (New Printing)

    Manga Classics Inc. Manga Classics Scarlet Letter (New Printing)

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    Book SynopsisA powerful tale of forbidden love, shame, and revenge comes to life in Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter. Faithfully adapted by Crystal Chan from the original novel, this new edition features stunning artwork by SunNeko Lee (Manga Classics: Les Miserables) which will give old and new readers alike a fresh insight into the Nathaniel Hawthorne's tragic saga of Puritan America. Manga Classics editions feature classic stories, faithfully adapted and illustrated in manga style, and available in both hardcover and softcover editions. Proudly presented by UDON Entertainment and Morpheus Publishing.Trade Review"Highly Recommended. Even in this more modernized narrative, the spirit of Hawthorne's eloquent language remains. Thanks to this faithful and accessible adaptation, this classic's tale of love, sin, and the strength of a single mother will reach a whole new audience." - School Library Journal

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    £16.19

  • The House of the Seven Gables

    Karma The House of the Seven Gables

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    Book SynopsisAlex Katz illustrates Hawthorne’s classic gothic tale of Puritan New England While enrolled in an illustration course at Cooper Union in 1948, Alex Katz (born 1927) created nine ink drawings to accompany Nathaniel Hawthorne’s gothic romance, The House of the Seven Gables. Published a century earlier, in 1851, Hawthorne’s classic novel is a solemn study of greed, guilt and atonement under the Puritan moral code of 19th-century New England, inspired by the curse pronounced on Hawthorne's own family by a condemned woman during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–64) was one of the most influential American writers of the 19th century, known for his darkly romantic stories and novels such as The Scarlet Letter. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and belonged to a prominent circle of New England–based writers and philosophers including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Louisa May Alcott. Alex Katz (born 1927) is a New York–based artist known for his large-scale Pop-inspired canvases of two-dimensional figures set against monochrome backgrounds. For over seven decades, his work has been the subject of hundreds of solo and group exhibitions worldwide.

    3 in stock

    £22.50

  • Lady Eleanore's Mantle: Other Tales of Mystery

    Editions Zulma Lady Eleanore's Mantle: Other Tales of Mystery

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  • Klett Sprachen GmbH The Scarlet Letter Englische Lektre fr das 5 und

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  • The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the

    Outlook Verlag The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the

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    £12.90

  • Carl Hanser Verlag Der scharlachrote Buchstabe

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    £27.20

  • The Dolliver Romance

    Outlook Verlag The Dolliver Romance

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    £26.91

  • Twice-told Tales

    Outlook Verlag Twice-told Tales

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    £53.91

  • Tanglewood Tales

    Outlook Verlag Tanglewood Tales

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    £40.41

  • House of the Seven Gables

    Tredition Classics House of the Seven Gables

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    £15.29

  • Short Stories Minibook - Limited Gilt-Edged

    Wartelsteiner GmbH Short Stories Minibook - Limited Gilt-Edged

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    £19.99

  • Der scharlachrote Buchstabe: Roman

    Hofenberg Der scharlachrote Buchstabe: Roman

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  • Nikol Verlagsges.mbH Der scharlachrote Buchstabe

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  • NOVA MD Der scharlachrote Buchstabe

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  • ELI s.r.l. The Scarlet Letter audio download

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    £20.59

  • The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance Of Monte Beni -

    Double 9 Booksllp The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance Of Monte Beni -

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    2 in stock

    £11.69

  • The House Of The Seven Gables

    Double 9 Booksllp The House Of The Seven Gables

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    2 in stock

    £14.39

  • Double 9 Books Tanglewood Tales

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    £11.69

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