Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. As punishment, she must wear a scarlet letter 'A' (for "adultery"). Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin and guilt.
| ISBN: | 9781857151251 |
| Publication date: | 8th October 1992 |
| Author: | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 273 pages |
| Series: | Everyman's Library |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |