Scarlet Letter, The
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Set two centuries from Hawthorne's own time, The Scarlet Letter (1850) sets its heroine, Hester Prynne, into the shaping early moments of American history. The mother of an illegitimate child, Hester is compelled both by her Puritan community and her awareness of her own moral autonomy to wear a scarlet letter "A", a symbol of her adultery, upon her clothes. Her child is seen as the evidence of he... More
Book Information
Publisher | Orion Publishing Group |
Binding | Paperback (430 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 320 |
ISBN-10 | 0460877852 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0460877855 |
Publication Date | 10/15/1996 |
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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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