The Scarlet Letter
The finely embroidered letter ''A'' on Hester Prynne's breast is a mark of adultery. In isolation, she faces questions of sin, forgiveness, and redemption. But does she face them alone?
- Rediscover Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic in this elegant Masterpiece Library Edition.
- Deluxe, durably bound keepsake volume.
- Embossed covers with iridescent highlighting.
- Reinforced cloth quarter-binding.
- Paper is acid-free and of archival quality.
- Cream-color pages with font, type size, and line spacing chosen for comfortable reading.
- Ribbon bookmark.
- A must for any library.
- Dimensions: 6-1/2'' wide x 9-1/4'' high.
- 264 pages.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) darkly romantic Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, features one of American literature's first strong, self-reliant female characters. It was an immediate success.
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Good plot, character development, themes, etc... which probably accounts for it being part of our 11th grade requirements, but what a difficult read!
While the particular language is a bit antiquated, the writing style is colorfully creative. Just the ways in which Hawthorne conveys the internal conflicts within these characters is enough to cement this book as a classic.
It was a sad story. Even so, I loved it. This is the first Hawthorne's novel I read. I'm surprised about his ability for making you feel close to the characters and close to the story, and at the same time, you, as a reader, feel the story as an intruder, as a real witness of a tragedy you don't belong to, but you are taking part in.
It was beautiful, especially, the depictions of the walks through the wild and unexplored woods of New England.
I felt it as an autumnal reading. Very soft, very gentle, very simple and quiet in appearance, and full of violence and injustice on the other hand.
A painful love story, but most of all, a story about love and hate, and the very little distance between them. A story about humankind conscience vs sin. A tragedy in all its rule.
The final chapter is a masterpiece.
One of my favorite classics. I thought this would be a slow read, but I had a hard time putting it down.
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