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The Scarlet Letter Paperback - 2002
by Hawthrone, Nathaniel
- Used
Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Massachusetts, this tale of an adulterous entanglement resulting in an illegitimate birth engendered the first true heroine of American fiction.
Introduction by Nina Baym
Notes by Thomas E. Connolly
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Details
- Title The Scarlet Letter
- Author Hawthrone, Nathaniel
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date December 31, 2002
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5392977-6
- ISBN 9780142437261 / 0142437263
- Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 7.79 x 5.08 x 0.65 in (19.79 x 12.90 x 1.65 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 410
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Adultery
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003269788
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
A stark and allegorical tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne's exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external convention, gives us the unforgettable Hester Prynne, who discovers strength in the face of ostracism and emerges as a heroine ahead of her time.