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The Scarlet Letter (Bantam Classics)
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0553210092
- ISBN 13
- 9780553210095
- Seller
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About This Item
Bantam Classics, 1981-03-01. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. 4x0x6.
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.
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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
- Gulf Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0553210092-4-19132714
- Title
- The Scarlet Letter (Bantam Classics)
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 8
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0553210092
- ISBN 13
- 9780553210095
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981-03-01
- Size
- 4x0x6
- Dewey
- 813/.3
- X weight
- 3 oz
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