The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Name: The Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Set in the 17th century New England, Hawthorne's greatest novel is the tale of Hester Prynne, found guilty of adultery by a Puritan society. Her punishment is to stand exposed on the scaffold, and subsequently to wear a scarlet letter A for life, as a symbol and reminder of her transgression. The identity of her lover remains a secret to the community for several years, until Hawthorne's arresting climax.
Brooding yet serene, 'The Scarlet Letter' possesses, in the words of Henry James, "the inexhaustible cha...

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