A graphic novel retelling of the classic story of Hester Prynne, a young wife who struggles to keep her dignity after being condemned by Puritan law to wear the scarlet letter "A" for adultress, while her lover is tormented by the burden of an unexposed sin.
year: 1990, 2009
call number/section: 1000, 741.5
subjects: puritans, massachusetts, juvenile fiction, fiction, cartoons and comics, massachusetts, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, juvenile fiction, fiction, hawthorne, nathaniel, 1804-1864, adaptations, prynne, hester (fictional character), adultery, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, new england
Editions
Russell, P. Craig
First Pub. (1990)
Hester Prynn, a young woman in Puritan Massachusetts, publicly bears the burden of her sin of adultery while her husband secretly exacts his revenge. Presented in comic book format.
Schools: 1
Russell, P. Craig
Papercutz (2009)
A graphic novel retelling of the classic story of Hester Prynne, a young wife who struggles to keep her dignity after being condemned by Puritan law to wear the scarlet letter "A" for adultress, while her lover is tormented by the burden of an unexposed sin.
Schools: 1