![]() ![]() One of the first mass-produced books in American, The Scarlet Letter was an instant best-seller in it's day. The novel is highly allegorical, and explores themes of sin, guilt, repentance, and, forgiveness. Alongside the story of Hester, there is also the story of her husband (who was presumed dead after going missing at sea) who is angry that Hester's lover has had no punishment, and so sets out to find the mysterious man. Her daughter, Pearl, likewise, grows up with no friends, and after becoming 'unruly', the church members want to take her away from her mother. She now faces a life of unending shame in the stern and religious Puritan colony, in a part of the world where there are no others to turn to. ![]() ![]() ![]() For her sin, she is made to wear an embroidered scarlet A (for 'Adulteress') on her clothes. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony between the years 16, the book tells the story of Hester Prynne, who has had a child out of wedlock, and whose father is a mystery. The Scarlet Letter is a novel by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1850. The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel HawthorneĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats. Buy the entire collection (over 2,400 ebooks) for only £15. ![]()
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