HC Classics
SCARLET LETTER
Written by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
In the puritan atmosphere of colonial New England, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet A (for adultery) for giving birth to an illegitimate daughter. The child's father, the minister Arthur Dimmesdale, knows peace only after he has been shamed into confessing. Hester, however, acknowledging no sin, cannot find such peace.
CANTERBURY TALES
Written by Chaucer, Geoffrey
Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Written by Dickens, Charles
Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to adulthood, as he moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London, encountering a variety of extraordinary characters ranging from Magwitch, the escaped convict, to Miss Havisham, locked up with her unhappy past and living with her ward, the arrogant, beautiful Estella.
HISTORY OF MY LIFE
Written by Casanova, Giacomo
Giacomo Casanova was born in Venice in 1725. His parents, both actors, wanted him to become a priest, but their hopes were dashed when, at sixteen, he was expelled from the seminary for immoral misconduct.
JANE EYRE
Written by Bronte, Charlotte
Jane Eyre, a penniless orphan, is engaged as governess at Thornfield Hall by the mysterious Mr Rochester. Her integrity and independence are tested to the limit as their love for each other grows, and the secrets of Mr Rochester's past are revealed.
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON
Written by Boswell, James
Poet, lexicographer, critic, moralist and Great Cham, Dr. Johnson had in his friend Boswell the ideal biograoher.
FEAR AND TREMBLING AND THE BOOK ON ADLER
Written by Kierkegaard, Soren
Now recognized as one of the nineteenth century's leading psychologists and philosophers, Kierkegaard was among other things the harbinger of exisentialisim. In Fear and Trembling he explores the psychology of religion, addressing the question 'What is Faith?' in terms of the emotional and psychological relationship between the individual and God.
PICTURES BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN
Written by Tolkien, J R R
With Christopher Tolkien as your guide, take a tour through this colorful gallery of enchanting art produced by J.R.R. Tolkien and presented in an elegant new cloth, slipcased edition.
ANIMAL FARM
Written by Orwell, George
A beautiful new edition of George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel."All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."A group of farm animals rebel against their drunken, abusive owner and set out to create a utopia of equality.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY, ALL THE SAD YOUNG MEN & OTHER WRITINGS 1920-26 (LOA #353)
Written by Fitzgerald, F Scott
Library of America's authoritative Fitzgerald edition continues with his greatest masterpiece and best story collection of stories in newly edited texts This long-awaited second volume of Library of America's authoritative edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald features the author's acknowledged masterpiece and most popular book, The Great Gatsby.
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