The Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

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There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #25344 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter Release date is 1992-06-01

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"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical novel published in 1850. Set in Puritan Massachusetts during the 1640s, it follows Hester Prynne, who bears a child outside marriage and must wear a scarlet "A" as punishment for adultery. While Hester refuses to name the father, her long-lost husband arrives in disguise, vowing revenge. The story explores sin, guilt, and redemption as secrets threaten to destroy lives in this unforgiving community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Adultery -- Fiction Historical fiction Revenge -- Fiction Psychological fiction Married women -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Illegitimate children -- Fiction Women immigrants -- Fiction Puritans -- Fiction Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction

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