The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical novel published in 1850. Set in Puritan Massachusetts during the 1640s, it follows Hester Prynne, who bears a child out of wedlock and must wear a scarlet "A" as punishment for adultery. While she refuses to name the father, her long-lost husband arrives in town seeking revenge. The story explores themes of sin, guilt, and redemption as secrets threaten to destroy lives in
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| Author | Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 |
|---|---|
| Engraver | Anthony, A. V. S. (Andrew Varick Stout), 1835-1906 |
| Illustrator | Foote, Mary Hallock, 1847-1938 |
| Illustrator | Ipsen, Ludvig Sandöe |
| Title | The Scarlet Letter |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter |
| Credits | Markus Brenner, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Adultery -- Fiction |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Revenge -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Married women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Clergy -- Fiction |
| Subject | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Illegitimate children -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women immigrants -- Fiction |
| Subject | Puritans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 25344 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-25344-2 |
| Release Date | May 5, 2008 |
| Last Update | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 42677 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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