The Scarlet Letter

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    One of the greatest American novels, its themes of sin, guilt, and redemption, woven through a story of adultery in the early days of the Massachusetts Colony, are revealed with remarkable psychological penetration and understanding of the ...

  • The Scarlet Letter: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical Background and Critical History Plus Essays from Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives with...
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Relates the tale of a young woman publically scorned for bearing an illegitimate child

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    58 alchemy: through his alchemical interests, Chillingworth will be associated with Sir Kenelm Digby (see below, note to p. 95) whose sexual relations with Lady Venetia Stanley before she became his wife were scandalous.

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The text of this edition, approved by the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association, is the result of an exhaustive examination of Hawthorne’s manuscript and other historical records.

  • The Scarlet Letter: A Romance
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Scarlet Letter rightly deserves its stature as the first great novel written by an American, a work of moral force and narrative power that announced a literature equal to any in the world.

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    "And, since Satan saw fit to steal it, your reverence must needs handle him without gloves henceforward," remarked the old sexton, grimly smiling. "But did your reverence hear of the portent that was seen last night? a great red letter ...

  • The Scarlet Letter: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Karen Swallow Prior

    “But did your reverence hear of the portent386 that was seen last night?—a great red letter in the sky,—the letter A, which we interpret to stand for Angel. For, as our good Governor Winthrop was made an angel this past night, ...

  • The Scarlet Letter

    "But did your reverence hear of the portent that was seen last night? a great red letter in the sky—the letter A, which we interpret to stand for Angel. For, as our good Governor Winthrop was made an angel this past night, ...

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    "The Scarlet Letter," Hawthorne's masterpiece of dark romanticism and one of the most widely taught early American novels, is now presented in a stunning teen edition.

  • The Scarlet Letter: and other writings
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery, refuses to name the father, and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.Throughout the novel, Hawthorne ...

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    "The Scarlet Letter" is the story of Hester Prynne, a married woman who has an affair and gives birth to an illegitimate daughter.

  • The Scarlet Letter: Illustrated Classic
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The scarlet 'A' she was forced to wear has become part of American culture.

  • The Scarlet Letter: A Romance
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    "The Scarlet Letter" is the story of three New England settlers at odds with the puritan society in which they live. Roger Chillingworth, an aging scholar, arrives in New England...

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Download in EPUB format, also available for Kindle or in PDF The

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathanial Hawthorne, Globe Fearon

    Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th century Boston, The scarlet letter describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society.

  • The Scarlet Letter: A Classic Romantic Work of Fiction
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    This is not true: Fields persuaded Hawthorne to publish The Scarlet Letter alone (along with the earlier-completed "Custom House" essay) but he had nothing to do with the length of the story.

  • The Scarlet Letter: A Reading
    By Nina Baym

    Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, Masterwork Studies are guides to the literary works most frequently studied in high school. Presenting ideas that...

  • The Scarlet Letter: New Edition - Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

    She is required to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress when she is in front of the townspeople to shame her. The letter "A" stands for adulteress, although this is never said explicitly in the novel.

  • The Scarlet Letter
    By Nathaniel Hawthorne

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