The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (Signature Editions)
$19.67
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2024
Summary
It is the mid-seventeenth century in Boston. Hester Prynne, dignified and silent, is led through prison doors to her public shaming by members of the Puritan town. Holding her illegitimate child to her breast, and bearing a bright scarlet letter “A” embroidered on her bodice, Hester must now struggle to create a new life for herself and her child within this censorious community. When her missing spouse reappears, reveals himself to her, and takes up residence in town under an assumed identit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781435171602 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1435171608 |
| Author: | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Publisher: | Union Square & Co. |
| Imprint: | Union Square & Co. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 10mm x 4mm |
| Series: | Signature Editions |
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About The Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1804. He was educated at Bowdoin College in Maine from 1821 to 1825. Between 1825 and 1836, Hawthorne worked as a writer and contributor to periodicals. His first novel, Fanshawe, appeared anonymously and was published at his own expense in 1828. In 1842, he married Sophia Peabody, an active participant in the Transcendentalist movement. His marriage to Sophia provided inspiration for the noble character of Hester Prynne. He died in 1864.
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