Hester Prynne, a young woman in seventeenth century Massachusetts, is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she committed. Includes an introduction, textual and explanatory notes, a bibliography, and a chronology.
year: 1992, 1983, 2003, 2008, 1997, 2016, 1950, 1978, 1960, 1969
call number/section: 1000
subjects: adultery, fiction, puritans, massachusetts, didactic fiction, boston (mass.), history, fiction, women, prynne, hester (fictitious character), prynne, hester (fictional character), massachusetts, clergy, revenge, married women, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, historical fiction
Editions
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Distributed by Random House (1992)
In seventeenth-century New England, Hester Prynne is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she had committed.
Schools: 1
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Penguin Books (1983)
After the birth of her child in a harsh Puritian 17th century community Hester Prynne is forced to wear a symbol of her disgrace.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Penguin Books (2003)
Hester Prynne, a young wife in colonial New England, is sentenced to wear a scarlet "A" on her clothing, as a public acknowledgement of her sin of adultery.
Schools: 2
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Vintage Books (2008)
Hester Prynne, a young woman in seventeenth century Massachusetts, is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she committed. Includes an introduction, textual and explanatory notes, a bibliography, and a chronology.
Schools: 4
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Cambridge University Press (1997)
The classic nineteenth-century work focuses on the consequences of adultery and unacknowledged guilt in Puritan New England.
Schools: 0
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Penguin Books (2016)
Hester Prynne, condemned by Puritan law to wear the scarlet letter "A" for adultress, endures her ostracism with dignity, while her lover is tormented by the burden of an unexposed sin.
Schools: 3
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Modern Library (1950)
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Franklin Library (1978)
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
(1960)
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
C. E. Merrill (1969)
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Franklin Library (1978)
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Schools: 1