Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne masterfully grabs the imagination of children with these timeless tales of adventure based on the incomparable Greek mythological heroes' escapades. Children will enter a world of magic and intrigue as they face ferocious beasts, clever enchantresses, and tricky gods, alongside the greatest heroes of all time. Will Theseus escape from the maze that is guarded by the awful Minotaur? Can Jason steal the Golden Fleece from under

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In graphic novel format, retells the story of Hester Prynne, who is ostracized from her seventeenth-century Puritan community for refusing to name the father of her child, the product of an adulterous relationship.

Here in one volume are all five of Nathaniel Hawthorne's world-famous novels. "The House of the Seven Gables" moves across 150 years from an ancestral crime condoned by the Puritan theocracy to a new beginning in the bustling and democratic Jacksonian era. Hawthorne's masterpiece, "The Scarlet Letter," is a dramatic allegory of the social consequences of adultery and the subversive force of personal desire in a community of laws. "The Blithedale Romance"...

A collection of seven critical essays on Hawthorne's novel, arranged in chronological order of original publication.

The story of King Midas and his golden touch is retold by Mike Lamitola. He first shows and explains key signs used in the story along with their English vocabulary words. Then, ten selected sentences illustrated in the companion book, King Midas, are show so that young viewers can learn and recognize them. These introductory parts will help the young viewers understand and appreciate the story of King Midas that Mike performs during the final...