The Scarlet Letter: A Romance, an 1850 novel, is a work of historical fiction written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered his "masterwork". Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
芥川龙之介创作的短篇小说。《秋》创作于大正九年，也就是芥川龙之介28岁的时候，当时正值十月革命思潮席卷世界，日本文坛也有无产阶级思想萌芽，受此影响，一向善于驾驭历史题材的芥川开始尝试现实主义题材创作，文笔细腻、感情丰富的《秋》便诞生了。故事讲述姐姐信子为了妹妹照子的幸福，牺牲了自己，把本与自己情投意合的俊吉“让”给了妹妹。《秋》里芥川重点描述了婚后信子不那么幸福的生活，以及从姐妹、俊吉见面时的场景，也可以推断其实几个人之间都还是存在深厚的感情的，也就是贯穿整个日本文学的羁绊：与妹妹的是亲情，与俊吉的是爱情，与丈夫的是生活，信子牺牲了爱情成全了亲情最后拥抱了生活，这就是《秋》的故事。
Sons and Lovers is a 1913 novel by the English writer D. H. Lawrence, originally published by B.W. Huebsch Publishers. The Modern Library placed it ninth on their list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. While the novel initially received a lukewarm critical reception, along with allegations of obscenity, it is today regarded as a masterpiece by many critics and is often regarded as Lawrence's finest achievement.