The Scarlet Letter

Name: The Scarlet Letter
Brand: Pan Macmillan
SKU: 9781509827961
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By (author): Nathaniel Hawthorne

A smash hit in its day, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the gripping tale of three New England settlers at odds with the seventeenth-century Puritan society in which they live, and remains one of literature's most evocative portraits of a love triangle.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Featuring an afterword by broadcaster Jonty Claypole.

Roger Chillingworth arrives in New England after two years' separation from his wife, Hester Prynne, to find her on trial for adultery. She refuses to reveal her lover and is sentenced to wear a scarlet letter 'A' sewn onto her clothes. Resolving to discover the man's identity, Roger sets out to destroy his rival, while Hester desperately tries to protect her illegitimate daughter from a society determined to condemn them both.

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Weight: 186g
Dimensions: 104 x 159mm
Publication Date: 18 May 2017
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781509827961

About Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born is Salem Massachusetts in 1804. His father died when he was four years old. His first novel Fanshawe was published anonymously at his own expense in 1828. He later disowned the novel and burned the remaining copies. For the next twenty years he made his living as a writer of tales and children's stories. He assured his reputation with the publication of The Scarlet Letter in 1850 and The House of the Seven Gables the following year. In 1853 he was appointed consul in Liverpool England where he lived for four years. He died in 1864.