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The Scarlet Letter

Average rating
3 out of 5
Based on 85,224 Ratings and 3,578 Reviews

Book Description
Introduction by Kathryn Harrison
Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren

A stark 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 convent... More
Book Information
PublisherModern Library
BindingPaperback (430 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages304
ISBN-100679783385
ISBN-13978-0679783381
Publication Date09/19/2000
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About Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author) : Nathaniel Hawthorne is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Nathaniel Hawthorne include The House of the Seven Gab... more
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