The Scarlet Letter

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  • : $9.99 NZD
  • : 9781908533333
  • : Atlantic Publishing,Croxley Green
  • : Transatlantic Press
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  • : 01 February 2012
  • : 178mm X 111mm X 18mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 9.99
  • : 01 November 2011
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  • : Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • : Transatlantic Classics
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 813.3
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  • : 272
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Barcode 9781908533333
9781908533333

Description

The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston,Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.