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The Scarlet Letter

Name: The Scarlet Letter
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Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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NY: Carlton House. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, spine in five compartments separated by gilt borders, gilt lettering on green panels in two compartments, gilt and green tooling in remainder, gilt and green medallionon cover, top edge green, red endpapers. nd (cir. 1960). . Head and heel of spine rubbed and worn, else fine; tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . World's Great Novels Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 303 pp .

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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.

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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: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 27223
Title: The Scarlet Letter
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition. 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Carlton House
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: N.D.
Keywords: Literature;, Fiction;, Novels;, Carlton House;

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