Scarlet Letter, The

By Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Book Id: WPLBN0002950857
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File Size: 264.44 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Scarlet Letter, The
Author:	Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Historical Fiction
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Scarlet Letter, The
Historic Publication Date:	1850
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Hawthorne, B. N. (1850). Scarlet Letter, The. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

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The story begins in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, then a Puritan settlement. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter “A” on her breast. The scarlet letter A represents the act of adultery that she has committed; it is to be a symbol of her sin for all to see. She will not reveal her lover’s identity, however, and the scarlet letter, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)

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Historical Fiction