Author: Melissa Ashley
Publisher: Affirm Press
ISBN: 192597250X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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It's 1699, and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. But outside those doors, the patriarchal forces of Louis XIV and the Catholic Church are moving to curb their freedoms. In this battle for equality, Baroness Marie Catherine D'Aulnoy invents a powerful weapon: 'fairy tales'. When Marie Catherine's daughter, Angelina, arrives in Paris for the first time, she is swept up in the glamour and sensuality of the city, where a woman may live outside the confines of the church or marriage. But this is a fragile freedom, as she discovers when Marie Catherine's close friend Nicola Tiquet is arrested, accused of conspiring to murder her abusive husband. In the race to rescue Nicola, illusions will be shattered and dark secrets revealed as all three women learn how far they will go to preserve their liberty in a society determined to control them. This keenly-awaited second book from Melissa Ashley, author of The Birdman's Wife, restores another remarkable, little-known woman to her rightful place in history, revealing the dissent hidden beneath the whimsical surfaces of Marie Catherine's fairy tales. The Bee and the Orange Tree is a beautifully lyrical and deeply absorbing portrait of a time, a place, and the subversive power of the imagination.
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781973825128
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 fictional novel in a historical setting, written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book is considered to be his "masterwork". Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539003946
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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The Scarlet Letter A Romance Nathaniel Hawthorne In June 1642, in the Puritan town of Boston, a crowd gathers to witness the punishment of Hester Prynne, a young woman found guilty of adultery. She is required to wear a scarlet "A" ("A" standing for adulteress) on her dress to shame her. She must stand on the scaffold for three hours, to be exposed to public humiliation. As Hester approaches the scaffold, many of the women in the crowd are angered by her beauty and quiet dignity. When demanded and cajoled to name the father of her child, Hester refuses. As Hester looks out over the crowd, she notices a small, misshapen man and recognizes him as her long-lost husband, who has been presumed lost at sea. When the husband sees Hester's shame, he asks a man in the crowd about her and is told the story of his wife's adultery. He angrily exclaims that the child's father, the partner in the adulterous act, should also be punished and vows to find the man. He chooses a new name - Roger Chillingworth - to aid him in his plan.
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781293667170
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Holt McDougal
ISBN: 9780030957680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The complete classic novel by Hawthorne, with essays, short stories, poems and a movie review relating to themes in the novel.
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783741184796
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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The Scarlet Letter a Romance is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1866. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
