Description: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1950 Harper's Modern Classics HC. Good condition. Cover is clean with mild shelf wear. Spine is solid with some fading. Writing in pen and pencil on first page. Embossed stamp on first title page. No other writing, torn, missing or loose pages. See photos for more detail. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identity. The scarlet letter A (for adultery) she has to wear on her clothes, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. She struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
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Book Title: The Scarlet Letter
Signed: No
Custom Bundle: No
Book Series: Harper’s Modern Classics
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Harper
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Publication Year: 1950
Type: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Literary Movement: Modernism
Language: English
Era: 1950s
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Personalized: Yes
Genre: World literature & Classics
Topic: Classic Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 278
