The Scarlet Letter - 9781545317648

The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book is considered to be his "masterwork". Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

• | Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Apr 11, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 156 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 154531764X
• | ISBN-13: 9781545317648