The Scarlet Letter: Easy Read Edition: Everything You Need in Half the Time

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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Apr 2, 2014 - Fiction - 126 pages
Easy Read Edition: Everything You Need in Half the Time

This edition of The Scarlet Letter is the Easy Read Edition. The book has been abridged in order to deliver the reader with everything necessary in the book to get the full experience of Hawthorne's amazing work while making it easier to read as well as less time consuming. The reader will be able to read the entire book in half the time as reading the unabridged version and yet will not miss out on anything of importance that is in the original.

For students, this book is a way to read The Scarlett Letter in a more efficient manner and still be able to pass any test that you may be given in class. In addition, study materials can be found in the back of the book and include: * List and summary of the main characters* Summary of Chapters: Important items from each chapter are listed in clear bulletin points* Sample Quizzes with answers

For all readers, this book is a simple and easy way to enjoy a work of classic literature in a format that is reader friendly. You will be able to enjoy everything about the classic in less time than the original.

A note about the editing: In abridging this book, the editor has kept almost all of the original language the same. In some cases words were updated with current spelling practices and there were other sentence alterations. Sections and/or words that were not deemed pertinent to understanding the book or grasping the full importance of the book were cut out of this edition.

About the author (2014)

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. When he was four years old, his father died. Years later, with financial help from his maternal relatives who recognized his literary talent, Hawthorne was able to enroll in Bowdoin College. Among his classmates were the important literary and political figures Horatio Bridge, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Franklin Pierce. These friends supplied Hawthorne with employment during the early years after graduation while Hawthorne was still establishing himself as a legitimate author. Hawthorne's first novel, Fanshawe, which he self-published in 1828, wasn't quite the success that he had hoped it would be. Not willing to give up, he began writing stories for Twice-Told Tales. These stories established Hawthorne as a leading writer. In 1842, Hawthorne moved to Concord, Massachusetts, where he wrote a number of tales, including "Rappaccini's Daughter" and "Young Goodman Brown," that were later published as Mosses from an Old Manse. The overall theme of Hawthorne's novels was a deep concern with ethical problems of sin, punishment, and atonement. No one novel demonstrated that more vividly than The Scarlet Letter. This tale about the adulterous Puritan Hester Prynne is regarded as Hawthorne's best work and is a classic of American literature. Other famous novels written by Hawthorne include The House of Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance. In 1852, Hawthorne wrote a campaign biography of his college friend Franklin Pierce. After Pierce was elected as President of the United States, he rewarded Hawthorne with the Consulship at Liverpool, England. Hawthorne died in his sleep on May 19, 1864, while on a trip with Franklin Pierce.

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