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  • Published: 15 November 1992
  • ISBN: 9781857151251
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $37.99

The Scarlet Letter




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.

  • Published: 15 November 1992
  • ISBN: 9781857151251
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $37.99

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