Description
Set two centuries before Hawthorne’s own time, The Scarlet Letter follows heroine Hester Prynne who is compelled by her Puritan society to wear a scarlet letter ‘A’ on her clothes as a symbol of her sin: adultery. Accompanied by colorful and flawed characters, including the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale who broods over a long-hidden secret, and Hester’s husband Roger Chillingsworth who thirsts for vengeance, The Scarlet Letter, America’s first psychological novel, is a masterpiece that explores humanity’s unending struggles with pride, sin, and guilt.
Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research.
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Data sheet
- Article
- 100000062791
- Author Name
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Inc
- Origin
- Imported
- Book Format
- Mass Market
- Weight
- 0.18kg
- Length
- 17.27cm
- Width
- 10.67cm
- Height
- 2.79cm
- Year Released
- 2004
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780307275844
- Number of Pages
- 400
- Translator
- English
