Set in 17th century Boston, a puritan community, Hester Prynne gives birth to a daughter, Pearl, after committing adultery. Refusing to name her lover, she is forced to wear the scarlet letter "A" as punishment for her secrecy and adulterous crime. Shamed by the community, Hester attempts to create a new life. Hester Prynne is the first true heroine of American fiction. The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece.

A satire on Victorian morals and marriage.

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize.

The impending marriage of a society couple is disturbed by the appearance of a woman. In 1993 Martin Scorsese directed an adaptation that was regarded as one of his best works.

Lily Bart, a New York socialite tries to find a suitably rich husband.

A story of the wrongdoings of one generation echoing through the lives of successive descendants. The book served as inspiration or influence for some of H. P. Lovecraft's stories.

A true life tragic romance embedded within an accurate depiction of the Elizabethan court of the 1500s.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester courts the favour of Queen Elizabeth I. To fulfill his ambitions he must keep secret his love for Amy Robsart, the daughter of Sir Hugh Robsart. These conflicting forces cannot be kept in balance forever...