The Scarlet Letter
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
The Scarlet Letter - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter Release date is 2008-05-05
Markus Brenner, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Markus Brenner, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"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 out of wedlock and must wear a scarlet "A" as punishment for adultery. While she refuses to name the father, her long-lost husband arrives in town seeking revenge. The story explores themes of 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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The Scarlet Letter - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter Release date is 2008-05-05
Markus Brenner, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Markus Brenner, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"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 out of wedlock and must wear a scarlet "A" as punishment for adultery. While she refuses to name the father, her long-lost husband arrives in town seeking revenge. The story explores themes of 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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