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The Scarlet Letter
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Boston, mid-seventeenth century: Hester Prynne, dignified and silent, is led through prison doors to her public shaming by her censorious Puritan neighbours. Holding her illegitimate child to her breast and bearing a bright scarlet letter "A" embroidered on her bodice, Hester must now struggle to create...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's colonial fiction novel about a woman in a puritan New England town who has a baby outside of wedlock and is forced to wear a scarlet letter “A” as punishment, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Classics line.
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Description
Boston, mid-seventeenth century: Hester Prynne, dignified and silent, is led through prison doors to her public shaming by her censorious Puritan neighbours. Holding her illegitimate child to her breast and bearing a bright scarlet letter "A" embroidered on her bodice, Hester must now struggle to create a new life for herself and her child in this harsh and unforgiving community.
When her missing spouse reappears and takes up residence in town under an assumed identity, the stage is set for an explosive confrontation between the truly moral and the merely religious.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a powerful exploration of sin, guilt, and redemption, set against the backdrop of a rigid and judgmental society.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781454961635
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 October 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Union Square & Co.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 184.0mm
Weight: 320g
Pages: 232
About the Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne (18041864) was an American novelist and short story writer. Most of his work was set in New England, and it often focuses on history and morality. Hawthorne's writing balances psychological complexity with a dark, romantic morality in opposition to strict Puritan values.
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