The Scarlet Letter

A Romance

238 pages

English language

Published July 14, 2003 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-14-243726-1
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OCLC Number:
51794062

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A stark and allegorical tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne's exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external convention, gives us the unforgettable Hester Prynne, who discovers strength in the face of ostracism and emerges as a heroine ahead of her time.

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Subjects

  • Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
  • Illegitimate children -- Fiction.
  • Women immigrants -- Fiction.
  • Married women -- Fiction.
  • Puritans -- Fiction.
  • Adultery -- Fiction.
  • Revenge -- Fiction.
  • Clergy -- Fiction.
  • Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction.