Nathaniel: 1040 books

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by John Escott. Scarlet is the colour of sin, and the letter ‘A’ stands for ‘Adultery’. In the 1600s, in Boston, Massachusetts, love was allowed...

Upon arriving home from work one day, Professor Yish Kabibble receives a rather mysterious letter, requesting he attend an appointment in Kookaburra Woods the following day at ten oclock. Despite the puzzling nature of the note, the professor cant help but show up, wondering who on earth would send...

It has been decades since Bobby last saw his mother. Now, his sister calls, and he knows before she even speaks—the old woman is finally dead. He’d expected to feel nothing; but death, Bobby knows, has a funny way of surprising you. Now, after all these years, he leaves California’s sunny cliffsides...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. In Hawthorne’s masterpiece, four protagonists find themselves in the corrupted setting of Italy—a place where their faith, love, and innocence are challenged. A Puritan American, Hilda, is admired by Kenyon, an...

This collection of previously published short stories (hence the title) appeared in two volumes, in 1837 and 1842.  Edgar Allan Poe, reviewing the collection, praised Hawthorne's style, which he termed "purity itself," and called the author "one of the few men of indisputable genius to whom our country...

Published in 1852, this collection of short stories was the last to appear from the author in his lifetime. It includes a number of notable stories, among them "Ethan Brand," in which a man discovers "the unpardonable sin," "The Man of Adamant," in which a hermit undergoes a horrifying transformation, and "My Kinsman, Major Molineaux," a dark depiction of America at the time of the Revolution.

Published in 1852, this satirical novel, set in a communal farm called Blithedale, and based on Hawthorne's experiences at Brook Farm, explores the tragic friendship between four characters:  Miles Coverdale, the narrator; Zenobia, a feminist; Hollingsworth, a misogynistic egomaniac; and Priscilla, an innocent young seamstress. 

Published in 1853, this sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1852) features Hawthorne's exciting retellings of Greek myths.  The contents include "The Minotaur," "The Pygmies," "The Dragon's Teeth," "Circe's Palace," "The Pomegranate Seed," and "The Golden Fleece." Hawthorne makes these already great heroes bigger than life.

The Discovery of Yellowstone Park Journal of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the Year 1870 This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS Introduction Journal Appendix

Set in a utopian community, founded upon anti-capitalist ideals.

It is his outside operations, his private deals, the teller went on, in a more confidential tone. "Why, it makes me nervous even to watch him. He's been keyed high for the last week. You know, I'm an early riser, and I come down before any one else to get my work up. I found him here this morning at...

Our Father...So goeth the Motley Crue song that inspired this theme. Saint. Is it Crue? Is it the Man in Black, Johnny Cash? Is it a movie with Val? Maybe it's a perfect storm combination of all of the above. The Saint theme issue from Ricky's Back Yard contains off the punk goodness that you come to expect from the magazine with a small twist. This Saint packs a punch--namely to Cancer.