The mother of the child, Hester Prynne, is publicly disgraced and ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction.
Product Details
Title:
The Scarlet Letter
Author:
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
SKU:
BK0467646
EAN:
9780143107668
Number Of Pages:
288
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback
Release date:
24 March 2016
About Author
Born on the fourth of July in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the stories that lie at the heart of the American Romantic movement. His portraits of colonial life reflect his Puritan heritage and offer fascinating profiles of individuals who strive for freedom from social conventions.
Photo by Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
