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The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne . RUPA PUBLICATIONS INDIA PVT LTD. . English

The Scarlett Letter (1850) is a historical romance set in seventeenth century Boston, Massachusetts. It tells the story of Hester Prynne who gives birth to an illegitimate daughter and her courageous attempt to carve out a new life for them both. Sin, guilt and redemption manifest themselves in the figure of one of America's first great heroines and make The Scarlett Letter a timeless American classic.

Categories: Fiction

About the Author

Nathanial Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. Deeply influenced by the Romantic movement, his work includes The Scarlet Letter (1850), The Marble Faun (1860), 'Wakefield' (1835) and 'Feathertop' (1862). Praised for his purity of style, his wild and plaintive tone and his deep exploration into universal themes, Hawthorne is considered one of the greatest and most original, of the American novelists.

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