THE SCARLET LETTER - WORLD BEST LOVED CLASSICS
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG
- ISBN 10
- 1569602077
- ISBN 13
- 9781569602072
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, United States
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About This Item
Book Essentials Promotions. VG. 1994. Complete & unabridged edition. Paperback; 1st Printing. 1569602077 . Rated only very good condition with rear cover having corner creases AND damage on UPC code.. Text is clean/tight no spine crease. Book does not look like it has even been opened. Need to send a gift? We offer free domestic drop shipping, free gift wrapping and card for almost any occasion. Just let us know the occasion and your message. ; World's Best Loved Classics; 256 pages .
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
- Seneca Valley Used Books & Paper Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25194
- Title
- THE SCARLET LETTER - WORLD BEST LOVED CLASSICS
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Illustrator
- Cover Art by Jim Seward
- Format/Binding
- Paperback; 1st Printing
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Complete & unabridged edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1569602077
- ISBN 13
- 9781569602072
- Publisher
- Book Essentials Promotions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- 1569602077, Fiction Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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