The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical romance by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

© 2021 Markus Brenner, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (E-Book): 9783986777975

Erscheinungsdatum

E-Book: 29. November 2021