The Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804-1864 creator Anthony, A. V. S. (Andrew Varick Stout) 1835-1906 Foote, Mary Hallock 1847-1938 Ipsen, Ludvig Sandöe text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified 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 PS Original publication data not identified https://archive.org/details/scarletletter00hawtiala/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25344 https://archive.org/details/scarletletter00hawtiala/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25344 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133559.0 25344