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  • Published: 15 November 1992
  • ISBN: 9781857151251
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $22.99

The Scarlet Letter




Spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics

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: $22.99

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