Set in Puritan Boston, Massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649, Hester Prynne is publicly disgraced and condemned to wear a scarlet letter “A” for adultery. Conceiving a daughter as a result, fathered by Arthur Dimmesdale, the minister, she struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity, set amidst the novel’s themes of sin and redemption.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Set in Puritan Boston, Massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649, Hester Prynne is publicly disgraced and condemned to wear a scarlet letter “A” for adultery. Conceiving a daughter as a result, fathered by Arthur Dimmesdale, the minister, she struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity, set amidst the novel’s themes of sin and redemption.
Cover Art:
Painting by Hugues Merle, 1861.
Source: https://picryl.com/media/hugues-merle-the-scarlet-letter-walters-37172-d7863e
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