Livro - The Scarlet Letter

This is a troubling story of crime, sin, guilt, punishment and expiation, set in the rigid moral climate of 17th-century new england

The young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her puritan judges

However, it is not so much her harsh sentence, but the cruelties of slowly exposed guilt as her lover is revealed, that hold the reader enthralled all the way to the book's poignant climax

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An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator ruben toledo

See the other titles in the couture-inspired collection: jane eyre, the picture of dorian gray, dracula, wuthering heights and pride and prejudice

Ruben toledo's breathtaking drawings have appeared in such high-fashion magazines as vogue, harper's bazaar, and visionaire

Now he's turning his talented hand to illustrating the gorgeous deluxe editions of three of the most beloved novels in literature

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This is an exquisite leatherbound edition of nathaniel hawthorne's historical study of guilt and sin

This version of the landmark of american literature features a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging and decorative marbled endpapers

In seventeenth-century boston, hester prynne shoulders the scorn of her fellow puritan townsfolk for bearing a child out of wedlock

For her refusal to name the father of her daughter pearl, hester is made to wear a scarlet 'a' stitched conspicuously upon her dress

But though she bears the stigma of the shame her peers would confer upon her, others feel the guilt for her transgression more acutely, notably the pious reverend arthur dimmesdale, the confessor with whom hester and pearl's destinies are intimately bound up

First published in 1850, nathaniel hawthorne's historical study of guilt and sin has since been lauded as the most important work of fiction by its distinguished author and a landmark of american literature

This exquisite collectible edition features an elegant bonded-leather binding, a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging, and decorative marbled endpapers

It's the perfect gift for book-lovers and an artful addition to any home library.

This is a troubling story of crime, sin, guilt, punishment and expiation, set in the rigid moral climate of 17th-century new england

The young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her puritan judges

However, it is not so much her harsh sentence, but the cruelties of slowly exposed guilt as her lover is revealed, that hold the reader enthralled all the way to the book's poignant climax

Imagens meramente ilustrativas

This is an exquisite leatherbound edition of nathaniel hawthorne's historical study of guilt and sin

This version of the landmark of american literature features a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging and decorative marbled endpapers

In seventeenth-century boston, hester prynne shoulders the scorn of her fellow puritan townsfolk for bearing a child out of wedlock

For her refusal to name the father of her daughter pearl, hester is made to wear a scarlet 'a' stitched conspicuously upon her dress

But though she bears the stigma of the shame her peers would confer upon her, others feel the guilt for her transgression more acutely, notably the pious reverend arthur dimmesdale, the confessor with whom hester and pearl's destinies are intimately bound up

First published in 1850, nathaniel hawthorne's historical study of guilt and sin has since been lauded as the most important work of fiction by its distinguished author and a landmark of american literature

This exquisite collectible edition features an elegant bonded-leather binding, a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging, and decorative marbled endpapers

It's the perfect gift for book-lovers and an artful addition to any home library.

This is a troubling story of crime, sin, guilt, punishment and expiation, set in the rigid moral climate of 17th-century new england

The young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her puritan judges

However, it is not so much her harsh sentence, but the cruelties of slowly exposed guilt as her lover is revealed, that hold the reader enthralled all the way to the book's poignant climax

Imagens meramente ilustrativas

An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator ruben toledo

See the other titles in the couture-inspired collection: jane eyre, the picture of dorian gray, dracula, wuthering heights and pride and prejudice

Ruben toledo's breathtaking drawings have appeared in such high-fashion magazines as vogue, harper's bazaar, and visionaire

Now he's turning his talented hand to illustrating the gorgeous deluxe editions of three of the most beloved novels in literature

Here e

This is an exquisite leatherbound edition of nathaniel hawthorne's historical study of guilt and sin

This version of the landmark of american literature features a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging and decorative marbled endpapers

In seventeenth-century boston, hester prynne shoulders the scorn of her fellow puritan townsfolk for bearing a child out of wedlock

For her refusal to name the father of her daughter pearl, hester is made to wear a scarlet 'a' stitched conspicuously