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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mary Hallock Foote
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Hester Prynne has committed one of the worst crimes in seventeenth-century Puritan Boston: adultery. To make matter worse, she is pregnant. As punishment, she is shamed and forced to wear a large red "A" on her chest at all times. Despite interrogations from the villagers, Hester refuses to reveal the father's identity. As raising an unruly child, dealing with her husband's thirst for revenge, and watching her lover's increasing guilt begin to take their toll, Hester must decide whether keeping her secret is worth the price. This unabridged version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic American novel is taken from the 1878 copyright edition, featuring original illustrations drawn by Mary Hallock Foote and engraved by A. V. S. Anthony, as well as ornamental pieces illustrated by L. S. Ipsen.
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Series: First Avenue Classics Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 1, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781467768511
  • Release date: January 1, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781467768511
  • File size: 5090 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2014

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:11.7
Lexile® Measure:1420
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:12

Hester Prynne has committed one of the worst crimes in seventeenth-century Puritan Boston: adultery. To make matter worse, she is pregnant. As punishment, she is shamed and forced to wear a large red "A" on her chest at all times. Despite interrogations from the villagers, Hester refuses to reveal the father's identity. As raising an unruly child, dealing with her husband's thirst for revenge, and watching her lover's increasing guilt begin to take their toll, Hester must decide whether keeping her secret is worth the price. This unabridged version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic American novel is taken from the 1878 copyright edition, featuring original illustrations drawn by Mary Hallock Foote and engraved by A. V. S. Anthony, as well as ornamental pieces illustrated by L. S. Ipsen.
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Classic Literature Fiction Literature Historical Fiction