《紅字》是美國作家霍桑（Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864）的代表作，這本傑出的長篇小說奠定了霍桑在世界文壇上的地位。《紅字》是一部對人的內心世界有極為深刻描繪的小說，敘述一位有夫之婦與牧師私通生子的故事。這本小說探討了欲望與沉淪、禁忌與道德、信仰與贖罪等等，一個將終生背負私通生子之罪名的女子，一個深受良心折磨的神職人員，一場充滿罪惡、看似無解的命運，該如何得到解脫？

套書簡介
Let's Enjoy Masterpieces!
最受讀者歡迎的改寫文學閱讀叢書！
精選文學，篇篇精彩！
用看的，用聽的，用感動的！
讓世界經典文學，打造您精彩的英語人生！
Let’s Enjoy Masterpieces!」是為增進英語學習者的英語閱讀與聽力，而所精心改寫的一套文學改編著作，全系列共33冊，分為初級至中高級共5級，供不同程度的學習者閱讀。本系列讀本內容皆改編自世界著名的經典名著，讓讀者在練習增進閱讀能力的同時，也能擴展閱讀視野。故事簡短，全書穿插彩色插圖，編排清楚，極適合自修或課堂上使用。
每一冊書除文學改編作品外，另包括全文翻譯、隨頁註釋、音標和文法說明，並有聽力與閱讀的習題演練，加強讀者對作品與英語用法的了解。每冊書均附CD，由專業英語老師朗誦，完整收錄故事內容，幫助從內文與習題中練習聽力及口語能力。
★精選廣泛作品類型：為提升讀者視野，本套書精選各領域著名作品，包括童話、宗教、文學、歌劇等不同類型的作品，使讀者在閱讀之外，也能有更寬廣的文學涉獵。
★程度分級：依學習者的英語能力將全套書分五個等級，由入門的初級到中高級，提供方便的選擇與多元的學習類型。
★習題演練：每一章節依據故事內容與相關文法，設計配合習題，不僅加深閱讀印象，亦幫助讀者複習並自我評量。
★聽力引導練習：每冊書皆收錄專業英語配音員錄製的學習CD，並詳細說明英語單字在不同上下文當中發音的差異，搭配CD應用練習，可同時增進英語聽說能力。
★精彩插畫：全書配合故事情境，搭配豐富精彩的插圖，讓閱讀處處充滿想像力與樂趣。

前言
This series of Let’s Enjoy Masterpieces are a special reading comprehension booster program, devised to improve reading comprehension for beginners whose command of English is not satisfactory, or who are elementary, middle, and high school students. With this program, you can enjoy reading masterpieces in English with fun and efficiency.
This carefully planned program is composed of 5 levels, from the beginner level of 350 words to the intermediate and advanced levels of 1,000 words. With this program’s level-by-level system, you are able to read famous texts in English and to savor the true pleasure of the world’s language.
The program is well conceived, composed of reader-friendly explanations of English expressions and grammar, quizzes to help the student learn vocabulary and understand the meaning of the texts, and fabulous illustrations that adorn every page. In addition, with our “Guide to Listening,” not only is reading comprehension enhanced but also listening comprehension skills are highlighted.
In the audio recording of the book, texts are vividly read by professional American actors. The texts are rewritten, according to the levels of the readers by an expert editorial staff of native speakers, on the basis of standard American English with the ministry of education recommended vocabulary. Therefore, it will be of great help even for all the students that want to learn English.