Description
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. 1 Set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The Scarlet Letter was one of the first mass-produced books in America. 2 It was popular when first published 2 and is considered a classic work today. 3 It inspired numerous film, television, and stage adaptations. Critics have described it as a masterwork 4 and novelist D. H. Lawrence called it a “”perfect work of the American imagination””. —- ISBN: 9781947488625
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Features
| ISBN-10: | 1947488627 |
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| ISBN-13: | 978-1947488625 |
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| Publisher: | Hoffmann & Hoffmann |
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| Publication date: | 30 September 2020 |
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| Language: | English |
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| Dimensions: | 12.7 x 2.39 x 20.32 cm |
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| Print length: | 320 pages |
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