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| Genre/Form: | Psychological fiction Historical fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| ISBN: | 0895771845 9780895771841 |
| OCLC Number: | 10909129 |
| Description: | 221 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | First published in 1850. |
| Series Title: | The World's best reading |
| Responsibility: | Nathaniel Hawthorne ; illustrations by Robert Quackenbush ; afterword by James Guimond. |
Abstract:
Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th century Boston, The scarlet letter describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A" for adulteress embroidered on her dress.
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