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Strikingly modern themes of passion, sin, and guilt pervade the story of Hester Prynne. Believing herself a widow, Hester has an illicit affair with a well-respected member of her Puritan New England community. Though she bears his child, and vilification and punishment from her neighbors as a result, Hester will not reveal the man's name.
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The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
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- 1959
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- Title
- The Scarlet Letter
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Publisher
- 1959
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0451512324
- ISBN13
- 9780451512321
- Category
- World prose, Beloved classics
- Description
- Strikingly modern themes of passion, sin, and guilt pervade the story of Hester Prynne. Believing herself a widow, Hester has an illicit affair with a well-respected member of her Puritan New England community. Though she bears his child, and vilification and punishment from her neighbors as a result, Hester will not reveal the man's name.