The Scarlet Letter

Name: The Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Halsted Welles
ISBN: 0871299216

by Nathaniel Hawthorne · Halsted Welles

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Originally published as «Masturbation»

In the puritan atmosphere of colonial New England, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet A (for adultery) for giving birth to an illegitimate daughter. The child's father, the minister Arthur Dimmesdale, knows peace only after he has been shamed into confessing. Hester, however, acknowledging no sin, cannot find such peace. Here is a masterful account of religious and sexual oppression, hypocrisy, and intrigue by one of the giants of American fiction.

First published 1850116 pages

810

Category: Literature
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 1
Editions known: 400

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 810428.6813.4428.62
Library of Congress (LCC): PS1868.A615 S5 1981PZ0003.H318 Sc 1978bPS1868 Sc15PS1868.A1 2000c

Subjects

AdulteressesAdulterioAdulteryAdultery -- FictionAdultery in fictionAdultèreAmerican fictionAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)American literatureAmerican literature (collections)American literature, history and criticismBoston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction

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ISBN 0871299216English

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First published1850

Film adaptation1908

Film adaptation1911

Film adaptation1913

Film adaptation1917

Film adaptation1922

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Film adaptation1934

Film adaptation1973