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Spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics.
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Despite the public scorn, Hester stands strong, even when she is forced to wear the sign of her shame sewn onto her clothesβthe scarlet letter 'A' for 'Adulteress'.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter receives high praise for its intense symbolism and vivid imagery, akin to the style of Edgar Allan Poe. Reviewers commend its exploration of themes like hypocrisy and guilt without offering simplistic resolutions, highlighting the complex moral landscape of its characters. The novel's imaginative narrative, with its cinematic quality and masterful depiction of human nature, establishes it as a profound work in American literature.
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ISBN: 9781784878566
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 September 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 206g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on 4th July 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. One of his descendants was John Hathorne who presided over the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Hawthorne's father died when he was four years old. He was educated at Bowdoin College where he became friends with the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He published his first novel, Fanshawe in 1828 and after this his stories began to appear in periodicals. He in 1842 and he and his wife Sophia went on to have three children. He published his most famous work, The Scarlet Letter, in 1850, and in that same year he became friends with the novelist Herman Melville. Melville later dedicated Moby Dick to Hawthorne. Between 1853 and 1860 he lived in Liverpool in England while he was working as an American consul, and then in Italy, before returning to his home in Concord, Massachusetts. Nathaniel Hawthorne died on 19th May 1864.
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