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Introduction by Kathryn Harrison Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external conven...(展开全部)

Introduction by Kathryn Harrison Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external conven...(展开全部)

Gr 8 Up-Actress Elizabeth McGovern reads this acceptable abridgement with precise, clear diction. Her expressive voice is pleasant, effectively using breath sounds and pauses to recreate dramatic moods. Her usually quick tempo keeps the text from being ponderous, but it can be slower when necessary. Given the time period of the original work, her formal tone is appropriate. Her...(展开全部)

Gr 8 Up-Actress Elizabeth McGovern reads this acceptable abridgement with precise, clear diction. Her expressive voice is pleasant, effectively using breath sounds and pauses to recreate dramatic moods. Her usually quick tempo keeps the text from being ponderous, but it can be slower when necessary. Given the time period of the original work, her formal tone is appropriate. Her...(展开全部)

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 p...(展开全部)

- 作者简介 - 伍婉儿（Teresa Wong），加拿大华裔作家。她在五年内生育了三个孩子。起初，她很怕母亲这个身份会压垮自己，但后来却惊喜地发现这个身份在不断重塑自己。孩子们入睡以后，她回到自己的房间写作、画画。《亲爱的斯嘉丽：我的产后抑郁经历》是她的第一本书。 - 译者简介 - 两进一，本职拖延症患者，副业翻译。

罗伯特·库泊和南萨帕·库泊于1978年4月在清迈相识，自称那里是他们的精神家园。都曾在亚洲国家进行过广泛的游历、学习和工作。1980年，罗伯特·库泊参加了联合国高级专员项目，足迹遍及老挝、泰国、菲律宾、尼泊尔等地。2000年，他任英国“外国和联邦事务部”的老挝英国贸易办事处事处的主任。罗伯特·库泊著有多部有关泰国文化的作品。另外他还写过关于巴林、不丹、克罗地亚和印度尼西亚的文化指南。 罗伯特·库泊和南萨帕·库泊于1978年4月在清迈相识，自称那里是他们的精神家园。都曾在亚洲国家进行过广泛的游历、学习和工作。1980年，罗伯特·库泊参加了联合国高级专员项目，足迹遍及老挝、泰国、菲律宾、尼泊尔等地。2000年，他任英国“外国和联邦事务部”的老挝英国贸易办事处事处的主任。罗伯特·库泊著有多部有关泰国文化的作品。另外他还写过关于巴林、不丹、克罗地亚和...(展开全部)

埃勒里•奎因（ElleryQueen），侦探小说史上一个非凡的名字，实指弗雷德里克•丹奈（FredericDannay，1905—1982）和曼弗里德•李（ManfredLee，1905—1971）这对表兄弟作家。他们的创作时间长达半个世纪，作品多达数十部，全球销量约计两亿册；他们曾五获埃德加•爱伦•坡奖；他们的四部“悲剧系列”和九部“国名系列”作品被公认为推理小说史上难以逾越的佳作；他们于1941年创办的《埃勒里•奎因神秘杂志》（EQMM）成为劳伦斯•布洛克、迈克尔•康柰利等推理大家起飞的平台，迄今仍是最专业、最权威的推理文学杂志之一；他们出资设立“密室研讨小组”，定期与约翰•狄克森•卡尔、克雷顿•劳森等推理大师交流、切磋……他们成就的不仅仅是自己，更为成就推理小说的黄金时代书写了浓墨重彩。

《红字》中讲述的是发生在北美殖民时期的恋爱悲剧。女主人公海丝特·白兰嫁给了医生奇灵渥斯，他们之间却没有爱隋。在孤独中白兰与牧师丁梅斯代尔相恋并生下女儿珠儿。白兰被当众惩罚，戴上标志“通奸”的红色A字示众。然而白兰坚贞不屈，拒不说出孩子的父亲。 The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is an American romance novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne; it is generally considered to be his masterpiece. Set in Puritan New England in the 17th century, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth ...(展开全部)