The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1950 Harper's Modern Classics HC

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