Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

£6.99

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.

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Publish Date: 24/03/2016
ISBN: 9780143107668 Category: Tag:

Description

The classic American novel, rejacketed with a new foreword by Tom Perotta and introduction by Hawthorne scholar Robert Milder

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 ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction.

Additional information

Weight 220 g
Dimensions 194 × 126 × 20 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

xxxiv, 252

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

813.3 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K