The Scarlet Letter A classic tale of love and morals in Puritan New England. The Scarlet Letter is set in 1850s Puritan Boston and tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. This book is required reading in many high school and college English courses and is an American classic by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes |
Contents
THE PRISONDOOR | |
THE MARKETPLACE | |
THE RECOGNITION | |
THE INTERVIEW | |
HESTER AT HER NEEDLE | |
PEARL | |
THE GOVERNORS HALL | |
THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT | |
THE INTERIOR OF A HEART | |
THE MINISTERS VIGIL CHAPTER XIII ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER | |
HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN | |
HESTER AND PEARL | |
A FOREST WALK | |
THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER | |
A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE | |
THE ELFCHILD AND THE MINISTER | |
THE LEECH | |
THE CHILD AT THE BROOKSIDE CHAPTER XX THE MINISTER IN A MAZE | |
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