The Scarlet Letter: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo. Other titles in the couture-inspired collection include Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice.Ruben Toledo’s breathtaking drawings have appeared in such high-fashion magazines as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Visionaire. Now he’s turning his talented hand to illustrating the gorgeous deluxe editions of three of the most beloved novels in literature. Here Elizabeth Bennet’s rejection of Mr. Darcy, Hester Prynne’s fateful letter “A”, and Catherine Earnshaw’s wanderings on the Yorkshire moors are transformed into witty and surreal landscapes to appeal to the novels’ aficionados and the most discerning designer’s eyes. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
Contents
Notes by Thomas E Connolly | |
Penguin Enriched eBook Classics Features | |
Filmography | |
NineteenthCentury Reviews of The Scarlet Letter | |
Chronology of Hawthornes Life and Times with Images | |
Puritan Pleasures and Punishments with Images | |
The Good the Bad and | |
Hester Prynne and NineteenthCentury Womens Rights Movements | |
Bibliography and Further Reading | |
Enriched eBook Notes | |
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