The Scarlet Letter

Type

Book

Authors

Hawthorne ( Nathaniel Hawthorne )

ISBN 10

0553210092

ISBN 13

9780553210095

Tags

Historical Fiction, Puritans-Fiction, Adultery-Fiction, Boston-MA, Women-Fiction, Christianity fiction, illegitimate children, clergy, revenge, love triangles

Description

The Scarlet Letter reaches to our nation's historical and moral roots for the material of great tragedy. Set in an early New England colony, the novel shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of three members of the community: the defiant Hester Prynne; the fiery, tortured Reverend Dimmesdale; and the obsessed, vengeful Chillingworth. First American novel to forge from our Puritan heritage a universal classic, a masterful exploration of humanity's unending struggle with sin, guilt and pride.

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