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Language
English
Description
As she emerges from the prison of a Puritan New England town, Hester Prynne defies the dark gloom much as the rose blooms against the prison door. With her illegitimate baby, Pearl, clutched in her arms and the letter A—the mark of an adulteress—embroidered in scarlet thread on her breast, Hester holds her head high as she faces the malice and scorn of the townsfolk. Her powerful, bittersweet story is an American classic that continues to touch...
2) The puritans
Author
Series
American family portrait volume 1
Publisher
Victor Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
In a time when adultery is punishable by death, Hester Prynne becomes involved in a risky and scandalous affair with her town's handsome minister and bears his illegitimate child. For this grievous offense, she is condemned to wear a scarlet letter "A" on her breast and endure the mockery of her community forever. Explores the timeless conflict between private truth and public appearance and the choice between sin and salvation.
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