The Scarlet Letter (No Fear): Volume 2 Paperback - 2009

The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850) is considered the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'masterwork.' A work of historical fiction set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Puritan settlement of 1642-1949 itells the story of Hester Prynne, who after having a child as a result of an extra-marital affair attempts to live a life of repentance and dignity although she is marked by having to wear a Scarlett A on her person. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

The Scarlett Letter was one of the first mass-produced novels in the United States, prior printing of books generally done by hand. The 2,500 copies first printed sold out in days, and the mass-production of books opened up conversation about books and authors to a wider-audience on a national level. The first edition of The Scarlet Letter sold out in ten days and “made Hawthorne’s fame, changed his fortune and gave to our literature its first symbolic novel a year before the appearance of Melville’s Moby-Dick” (Bradley). Although an instant best-seller, the books sales over fourteen years only brought the author $1500.

Details

• Title The Scarlet Letter (No Fear): Volume 2
• Author Sparknotes
• Binding Paperback
• Edition International Ed
• Pages 432
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Sparknotes, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Date 2009-11-01
• ISBN 9781411426979 / 1411426975
• Weight 0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)
• Dimensions 7 x 5.6 x 1.1 in (17.78 x 14.22 x 2.79 cm)
• Reading level 1420
• Themes
  • Cultural Region: New England
  • Geographic Orientation: Massachusetts
  • Religious Orientation: Christian
• Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009005105
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC