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The Scarlet Letter

A Library of America Paperback Classic

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by Brenda Wineapple
Afterword by Regina Barreca

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by Brenda Wineapple
Afterword by Regina Barreca

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edited by Harold Bloom

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edited by Harold Bloom

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by Brenda Wineapple
Afterword by Regina Barreca

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by Brenda Wineapple
Afterword by Regina Barreca

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    About The Scarlet Letter

    This tragic novel of sin and redemption is Hawthorne’s masterpiece of American fiction.

    An ardent young woman, her cowardly lover, and her aging vengeful husband—these are the central characters in this stark drama of the conflict between passion and convention in the harsh world of seventeenth-century Boston. Tremendously moving and rich in psychological insight, this dramatic depiction of the struggle between mind and heart illuminates Hawthorne’s concern with our Puritan past and its influence on American life.

    With an Introduction by Brenda Wineapple
    and an Afterword by Regina Barreca

    This edition includes an early Hawthorne story that contains the germ of The Scarlet Letter.

    About The Scarlet Letter

    Set within the richly imagined confines of Puritan Boston, The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic tale of the social consequences of adultery and the subversive force of personal desire in a strict religious community. The transgression of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, the innate lawlessness of their illegitimate child, Pearl, and the torturous jealousy of the husband Roger Chillingworth trigger a provocative drama of sin and suffering, repentance and revenge. 

    “Beautiful, admirable, extraordinary… it has the inexhaustible charm and mystery of great works of art.” —Henry James

    About The Scarlet Letter

    This tragic novel of sin and redemption is Hawthorne’s masterpiece of American fiction.

    An ardent young woman, her cowardly lover, and her aging vengeful husband—these are the central characters in this stark drama of the conflict between passion and convention in the harsh world of seventeenth-century Boston. Tremendously moving and rich in psychological insight, this dramatic depiction of the struggle between mind and heart illuminates Hawthorne’s concern with our Puritan past and its influence on American life.

    With an Introduction by Brenda Wineapple
    and an Afterword by Regina Barreca

    This edition includes an early Hawthorne story that contains the germ of The Scarlet Letter.

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    About Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Nathaniel Hawthorne (1805–64) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an… More about Nathaniel Hawthorne

    About Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts, the son and grandson of proud New England seafarers. He lived in genteel poverty with his widowed mother and two young sisters in a house filled with Puritan ideals… More about Nathaniel Hawthorne

    About Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Nathaniel Hawthorne (1805–64) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from Bowdoin College. His first novel, Fanshawe, was published anonymously in 1828, followed by several collections of short stories, including Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an… More about Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction Classics | Historical Romance | Literary Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $4.95
    Published by Signet
    Aug 04, 2009 | 288 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451531353

    Category: Historical Fiction | Gothic & Horror

    Paperback | $7.95
    Published by Library of America
    Sep 01, 2011 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9781598531121

    Category: Fiction Classics | Historical Romance | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $3.99
    Published by Signet
    Aug 04, 2009 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9781101105344

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    "[Nathaniel Hawthorne] recaptured, for his New England, the essence of Greek tragedy." –Malcolm Cowley

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