The Scarlet Letter (Penguin Popular Classics)
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used-Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 014062080X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140620801
- Seller
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Temecula, California, United States
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About This Item
This book is in very good condition. There are some black marks on the front inside cover and a small tear on the front edge of the cover. The cover is otherwise shiny and smooth. The pages are crisp and clean with no writing or marks to the cover or pages. Despite the listed imperfections, this book is in bookstore/gift giving condition.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Bella Terra Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio696
- Title
- The Scarlet Letter (Penguin Popular Classics)
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used-Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 014062080X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140620801
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- May 26, 1994
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