A historian, trying to finish a long-overdue book on Isaac Newton, rent a cottage not far by train from Dublin for the summer. All he need, he thinks, is a few weeks of concentrated work. Why, he must unravel, did Newton break down in 1693? What possessed him to write that strange letter to his friend John Locke? But in the long seeping summer days, old sloth and present realit...(展开全部)

'A nearly perfectly fashioned work of art' – Irish Times The third in his thematically-connected Revolutions Trilogy, The Newton Letter is an exceptional work of literature from John Banville, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea. A historian, on the brink of completing a book on Isaac Newton, rents a cottage in southern Ireland for the summer. As the summer wears on and he d...(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)

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)

《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)

托马斯·利文森（Thomas Levenson），美国学者、科学作家、纪录片制片人，曾获艾美奖（Emmy Award）和皮博迪奖（Peabody Award）。除本书外，还有如下四部著作出版：《爱因斯坦在柏林》《针锋相对：乐器的科学史》《冰河时代：地球的气候、科学与生命》《寻找火神：爱因斯坦如何颠覆地球，发现相对论，解密宇宙》。现与妻儿同居于波士顿郊外。

托马斯·利文森（Thomas Levenson），美国学者、科学作家、纪录片制片人，曾获艾美奖（Emmy Award）和皮博迪奖（Peabody Award）。除本书外，还有如下四部著作出版：《爱因斯坦在柏林》《针锋相对：乐器的科学史》《冰河时代：地球的气候、科学与生命》《寻找火神：爱因斯坦如何颠覆地球，发现相对论，解密宇宙》。现与妻儿同居于波士顿郊外。

托马斯·利文森（Thomas Levenson），美国学者、科学作家、纪录片制片人，曾获艾美奖（Emmy Award）和皮博迪奖（Peabody Award）。除本书外，还有如下四部著作出版：《爱因斯坦在柏林》《针锋相对：乐器的科学史》《冰河时代：地球的气候、科学与生命》《寻找火神：爱因斯坦如何颠覆地球，发现相对论，解密宇宙》。现与妻儿同居于波士顿郊外。

托马斯·利文森（Thomas Levenson），美国学者、科学作家、纪录片制片人，曾获艾美奖（Emmy Award）和皮博迪奖（Peabody Award）。除本书外，还有如下四部著作出版：《爱因斯坦在柏林》《针锋相对：乐器的科学史》《冰河时代：地球的气候、科学与生命》《寻找火神：爱因斯坦如何颠覆地球，发现相对论，解密宇宙》。现与妻儿同居于波士顿郊外。

There could not be a more perfect work of the American imagination than The Scarlet Letter.— D. H. Lawrence "It is beautiful, admirable, extraordinary; it has in the highest degree that merit which I have spoken of as the mark of Hawthorne's best things—an indefinable purity and lightness of conception... One can often return to it; it supports familiarity and has the inexhaustible charm and mystery of great works of art."— Henry JamesThe Scarlet Letter is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850, and was an instant best-seller. It is also one of the first mass-produced books in America.Set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. The book explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.The Scarlet Letter was one of the first mass-produced books in America. It was popular when first published and is considered a classic work today. It inspired numerous film, television, and stage adaptations. Critics have described it as a masterwork and novelist D. H. Lawrence called it a "perfect work of the American imagination".