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The Scarlet Letter

Author Nathaniel Hawthorne
In Library 1 books
Book ID YA 0072 NH
Category Young Adult Fiction (Age 9-15)
Genres Novel Historical Fiction
Remaining - (1) Books
Credit Point - 1 points

Description

The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is an American novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and generally considered to be his magnum opus.

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery, refuses to name the father, and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.

Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores questions of grace, legalism, sin, and guilt.

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