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The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne

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The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne

Language

eng

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Main title

The Scarlet Letter

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

963738022

Responsibility statement

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Summary

The unforgettable story of Hester Prynne and her child conceived in an adulterous affair, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is considered the author's greatest work and has sold over 10 million copies since its publication in 1850. After Hester finds herself in the midst of a scandalous affair in Puritan Boston, Massachusetts in the 17th century, she is forced to wear a red letter "A" on her clothing to signify that she is an adulterer. After struggling to keep her daughter, Pearl, from being taken away by city officials, Hester attempts to repent and reintegrate into the judgmental society

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