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The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (Everyman's Library Classics)
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1857151259
- ISBN 13
- 9781857151251
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About This Item
Everyman's Library, 1992. Hardcover. New. new edition edition. 352 pages. 8.31x5.28x0.98 inches.
Synopsis
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.
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On Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan said:
An absolute criticism of Puritan society. Hawthorne portrays the hypocritic sides of the society by pointing its discrepancies and ill-interpreted biblical sides deeds. He also shows that the society was not working in the name of god as stated; instead worked for a group of people (especially powerful) that keep the lines in hand.
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- Title
- The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (Everyman's Library Classics)
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1857151259
- ISBN 13
- 9781857151251
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1992
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