The Scarlet Letter

The Penguin English Library

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Paperback | 28 June 2012 | Edition Number 1

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Fiercely romantic and hugely influential, The Scarlet Letter is the tale of Hester Prynn, imprisoned, publicly shamed, and forced to wear a scarlet 'A' for committing adultery and bearing an illegitimate child, Pearl. In their small, Puritan village, Hester and her daughter struggle to survive, but in this searing study of the tension between private and public existence, Hester Prynn's inner strength and quiet dignity means she has frequently been seen as one of the first great heroines of American fiction.

About the Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1825 he graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, and returned to Salem determined to become a writer. He joined Brook Farm, a utopian experiment in communal living, before marrying in 1842. His writing had already secured some success with his Twice-Told Tales, but it was the publication of The Scarlet Letter in 1850 that brought him immediate recognition, followed a year later by by The House of the Seven Gables. He died on a trip in New Hampshire in 1864.

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