The Scarlet Letter: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Scarlet Letter is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804–1864).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical novel published in 1850. Set in Puritan Massachusetts during the 1640s, it follows Hester Prynne, who bears a child outside marriage and must wear a scarlet "A" as punishment for adultery. While Hester refuses to name the father, her long-lost husband arrives in disguise, vowing revenge. The story explores sin, guilt, and redemption as secrets threaten to destroy lives in this unforgiving community.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Scarlet Letter
- Author credits: Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804–1864)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Adultery -- Fiction
- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction
- Clergy -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Illegitimate children -- Fiction
- Married women -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Puritans -- Fiction
- Revenge -- Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
- Women immigrants -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Novels
- Harvard Classics
- Movie Books
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