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The Scarlet Letter

By Nathaniel Hawthorne

By Nathaniel Hawthorne

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Feb 04, 2003 | ISBN 9780553897364
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    Nov 03, 1992 | ISBN 9780679417316

  • Feb 04, 2003 | ISBN 9780553897364

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    417 Minutes

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About The Scarlet Letter

Hailed by Henry James as "the finest piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country," Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 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.

With The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne became the first American novelist 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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About Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1805–64) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an… More about Nathaniel Hawthorne

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"[Nathaniel Hawthorne] recaptured, for his New England, the essence of Greek tragedy." –Malcolm Cowley

Product Details

Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

Ebook | $1.99
Published by Bantam Classics
Feb 04, 2003 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780553897364

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