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The Scarlet Letter: A Romance [Signed]

Name: The Scarlet Letter: A Romance [Signed]
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Signed by Moser to title page. Quarter white cloth with black paper boards, and an accompanying dustjacket wrapped in mylar. No previous owner's names or other markings. Miniature Doubleday sticker to rear of jacket.
7.25 x 11 in

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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: William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7702
Title: The Scarlet Letter: A Romance [Signed]
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Illustrator: Barry Moser
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Place of Publication: San Diego, New York, London
Date Published: 1984
Pages: 181
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Illustrated Literature; Fiction;

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