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An edition of The Scarlet Letter (1800)

The scarlet letter

2000 Modern Library pbk. ed.

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An edition of The Scarlet Letter (1800)

The scarlet letter

2000 Modern Library pbk. ed.

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  • 3.4 (131 ratings)
  • 987 Want to read
  • 36 Currently reading
  • 214 Have read

In early colonial Massachusetts, a young woman endures the consequences of her sin of adultery and spends the rest of her life in atonement.

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Language
English
Pages
270

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Fiction Puritans Puritans in fiction History Adultery in fiction Adultery Illegitimate children Illegitimate children in fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Clergy Married women in fiction Married women Clergy in fiction Revenge Revenge in fiction Women immigrants Women immigrants in fiction Massachusetts in fiction American fiction Women Women in fiction Study guides New England in fiction Social life and customs Examinations Juvenile fiction Young adult fiction England in fiction Vocabulary Historical fiction SAT (Educational test) English language Nathaniel Hawthorne Littérature Adultère Femmes The scarlet letter (Hawthorne) Puritains Romans, nouvelles Romance Norte Americano Manners and customs in fiction Religeous Extremism in fiction Interpersonal relations Human relations Mortal Sin Hester Prynne (Fictitious character) Illegitimacy Women tailors Readers for new literates High interest-low vocabulary books Sound recordings for foreign speakers Study and teaching as a second language French Psychological fiction Manners and customs Scarlet letter (Hawthorne, Nathaniel) Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 German Spanish American literature Non-Classifiable Children's fiction Boston (mass.), fiction Massachusetts, fiction American fiction (fictional works by one author) Prynne, hester (fictitious character), fiction Fiction, historical New england, fiction Clergy, fiction Man-woman relationships, fiction Married people, fiction Fiction, psychological Drama (dramatic works by one author) Fiction, romance, general American literature, history and criticism Large type books FICTION / Classics FICTION / Literary Fiction, general Reading comprehension Problems, exercises Readers (Adult) Foreign speakers Study and teaching Readers English language, textbooks for foreign speakers Fiction, war & military Puritanos Novela Mujeres Adulterio Frau Ehebruch Interpersonal relations, fiction Puritans, fiction Fiction, historical, general Young women, fiction Adulteresses Histoire Triangle (Relations humaines) Enfants naturels Immigrantes Femmes mariées Vengeance Clergé Classics Literary American literature (collections) Economic policy World War, 1939-1945 Economic aspects General Dictionaries Long Now Manual for Civilization Powieść amerykańska Tłumaczenia polskie Chang pian xiao shuo Literature, collections Readers (Primary) Cartoons and comics Massachusetts, history, fiction Comic books, strips English & college success -> english -> fiction English & college success -> english -> literary criticism Russian language materials Religion Reference books Adultery -- Fiction Revenge -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Illegitimate children -- Fiction Women immigrants -- Fiction Puritans -- Fiction Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction Littérature américaine Constitution civile du clerge . Translations into Japanese Japanese literature Translations from American literature Translations into Persian

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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1865) Hester Prynne

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Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Colonial period, ca.1600-1775 19th century 17th Century To 1775 19 w. jin dai

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2000, Modern Library
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The Scarlet Letter
1992-06-01, Project Gutenberg
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The Scarlet Letter (A Washington Square Press Book)
1965-01-01, Washington Square Press, Inc.
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The scarlet letter
1963
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The Scarlet Letter (Harper Modern Classics)
1951-01-01, Harper & Brothers
in English
Cover of: The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
1948

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Published in
New York
Series
The Modern Library classics
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.3
Library of Congress
PS1868 .A1 2000b, PS1868.A1 2000b

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 270 p. ;
Number of pages
270

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6785873M
ISBN 10
0679783385
LCCN
00040110
OCLC/WorldCat
8870314
LibraryThing
2264
Goodreads
12297

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL455305W

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Work Description

A stark and allegorical tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne's exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external convention, gives us the unforgettable Hester Prynne, who discovers strength in the face of ostracism and emerges as a heroine ahead of her time.

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