The Scarlet Letter
1850 First Edition
Author:
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publication:
1850 by Ticknor, Reed and Fields (Boston)
Genre:
Classic Literature, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love Story
Pages:
307
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THE SCARLET LETTER, Hawthorne's greatest novel, is a philosophical inquiry into the problems of guilt and redemption. Set in the early Puritan days of Massachusetts settlement, it traces the life-long expiation of a fallen Calvinist Minister, and the ordeal of Hester Prynne, the woman who refuses to betray him. With its brooding symbolism and psychological insights, The Scarlet Letter, is a penetrating study of sin and its effect on the human heart.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804 - 1864American
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and made his ambition to be a writer while still a teenager. He graduated from Bow... See more
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