The scarlet letter : a romance
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-18642016
Book
Set in the harsh Puritan community of 17th century Boston, this is a tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth. The mother of the child, Hester Prynne, is publicly disgraced and ostracised but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction.
Main title:
The scarlet letter : a romance / Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Author:
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2016.London : Penguin Classics, 2016.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780143107668 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.3F
Language:
English
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BRN:
2278068