Scarlet Letter

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ISBN: 9781857151251
Title: Scarlet Letter
Author: HAWTHORNE NATHANIEL

Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. As punishment, she must wear a scarlet letter ‘A’ (for \”adultery\”). Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin and guilt.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 08/10/1992
Pages: 352
Temporarily out of stock