| The Scarlet Letter Contributor(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535451785 ISBN-13: 9781535451789 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Lexile Measure: 410 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep." --- Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book is considered to be his "masterwork." Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. |