HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL

THE SCARLET LETTER - London, UK HarperCollins Publishers 2010 - 324 pages 17.8 cm

In Puritan, 17th century Boston, Hester Prynne is an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to the wear the letter "A" (representing "adulteress) embroidered on her dress.

9780007350926


English - Fiction

F 823 / HAW-T