The Scarlet Letter
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good(-)/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1842623400
- ISBN 13
- 9781842623404
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: New York: George H. Doran. 296 pages with 31 illustrations by Thomson - color most tipped in illustrations. Appears to be from 1920s or earlier. Book is in generally very good(-) condition (cloth at top and bottom edge of spine missing - several loose pages.. Decorative Boards. Very Good(-)/No Jacket. Illus. by Hugh Thomson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Synopsis
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850) is considered the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'masterwork.' A work of historical fiction set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Puritan settlement of 1642-1949 itells the story of Hester Prynne, who after having a child as a result of an extra-marital affair attempts to live a life of repentance and dignity although she is marked by having to wear a Scarlett A on her person. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The Scarlett Letter was one of the first mass-produced novels in the United States, prior printing of books generally done by hand. The 2,500 copies first printed sold out in days, and the mass-production of books opened up conversation about books and authors to a wider-audience on a national level. The first edition of The Scarlet Letter sold out in ten days and “made Hawthorne’s fame, changed his fortune and gave to our literature its first symbolic novel a year before the appearance of Melville’s Moby-Dick” (Bradley). Although an instant best-seller, the books sales over fourteen years only brought the author $1500.
Reviews
On Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan said:
An absolute criticism of Puritan society. Hawthorne portrays the hypocritic sides of the society by pointing its discrepancies and ill-interpreted biblical sides deeds. He also shows that the society was not working in the name of god as stated; instead worked for a group of people (especially powerful) that keep the lines in hand.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001491
- Title
- The Scarlet Letter
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson
- Illustrator
- Hugh Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good(-)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1842623400
- ISBN 13
- 9781842623404
- Publisher
- New York: George H. Doran
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2004
- Keywords
- FICTION HUGH THOMSON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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