Books with title The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter takes place in 17th century Puritan New England. Read along with this touching tale of Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl as they struggle to survive as outcasts. Only one person, Arthur Dimmesdale, the Reverend, knows Hester's true story, but he is kept away for fear of what the community would think of him. Find out how Hester turns hardship into the ability to help the very people who scorned her.These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. Saddleback's Illustrated Classics. These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics.

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Unabridged version of The Scarlet Letter by master storyteller Nathaniel Hawthorne, produced here for chump change.Deeper and more complex than many will allow, the book covers redemption and love with incredibly real characters. For those that love the characters of great English novels, read afresh and enjoy The Scarlet Letter.Table of ContentsTHE CUSTOM-HOUSE INTRODUCTORY TO “THE SCARLET LETTER” 3CHAPTER 1: THE PRISON-DOOR 20CHAPTER 2: THE MARKET-PLACE 20CHAPTER 3: THE RECOGNITION 25CHAPTER 4: THE INTERVIEW 29CHAPTER 5: HESTER AT HER NEEDLE 32CHAPTER 6: PEARL 36CHAPTER 7: THE GOVERNOR’S HALL 40CHAPTER 8: THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER 43CHAPTER 9: THE LEECH 47CHAPTER 10: THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT 51CHAPTER 11: THE INTERIOR OF A HEART 56CHAPTER 12: THE MINISTER’S VIGIL 59CHAPTER 13: ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER 63CHAPTER 14: HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN 67CHAPTER 15: HESTER AND PEARL 70CHAPTER 16: A FOREST WALK 73CHAPTER 17: THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER 76CHAPTER 18: A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE 80CHAPTER 19: THE CHILD AT THE BROOK-SIDE 82CHAPTER 20: THE MINISTER IN A MAZE 86CHAPTER 21: THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY 90CHAPTER 22: THE PROCESSION 94CHAPTER 23: THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER 99CHAPTER 24: CONCLUSION 103

These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. The Scarlet Letter takes place in 17th century Puritan New England. Read along with this touching tale of Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl as they struggle to survive as outcasts. Only one person, Arthur Dimmesdale, the Reverend, knows Hester's true story, but he is kept away for fear of what the community will think of him. Find out how Hester turns hardship into the ability to help the very people who scorned her.

The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.The story starts during the summer of 1642, near Boston, Massachusetts, in a Puritan village. A young woman, named Hester Prynne, has been led from the town prison with her infant daughter in her arms, and on the breast of her gown "a rag of scarlet cloth" that "assumed the shape of a letter." It is the uppercase letter "A." The Scarlet Letter "A" represents the act of adultery that she has committed and it is to be a symbol of her sin—a badge of shame—for all to see. A man, who is elderly and a stranger to the town, enters the crowd and asks another onlooker what's happening. The second man responds by explaining that Hester is being punished for adultery. Hester's husband, who is much older than she, and whose real name is unknown, has sent her ahead to America whilst settling affairs in Europe. However, her husband does not arrive in Boston and the consensus is that he has been lost at sea. It is apparent that, while waiting for her husband, Hester has had an affair, leading to the birth of her daughter. She will not reveal her lover's identity, however, and the scarlet letter, along with her subsequent public shaming, is the punishment for her sin and secrecy. On this day, Hester is led to the town scaffold and harangued by the town fathers, but she again refuses to identify her child's father.The elderly onlooker is Hester's missing husband, who is now practicing medicine and calling himself Roger Chillingworth. He reveals his true identity to Hester and medicates her daughter. They have a frank discussion where Chillingworth states that it was foolish and wrong for a cold, old intellectual like him to marry a young lively woman like Hester. He expressly states that he thinks that they have wronged each other and that he is even with her — her lover is a completely different matter. Hester refuses to divulge the name of her lover and Chillingworth does not press her stating that he will find out anyway. He does elicit a promise from her to keep his true identity as Hester's husband secret, though. He settles in Boston to practice medicine there. Several years pass. Hester supports herself by working as a seamstress, and her daughter, Pearl, grows into a willful, impish child, and is said to be the scarlet letter come to life as both Hester's love and her punishment. Shunned by the community, they live in a small cottage on the outskirts of Boston. Community officials attempt to take Pearl away from Hester, but with the help of Arthur Dimmesdale, an eloquent minister, the mother and daughter manage to stay together. Dimmesdale, however, appears to be wasting away and suffers from mysterious heart trouble, seemingly caused by psychological distress. Chillingworth attaches himself to the ailing minister and eventually moves in with him so that he can provide his patient with round-the-clock care. Chillingworth also suspects that there may be a connection between the minister's torments and Hester's secret, and he begins to test Dimmesdale to see what he can learn. One afternoon, while the minister sleeps, Chillingworth discovers something undescribed to the reader, supposedly an "A" burned into Dimmesdale's chest, which convinces him that his suspicions are correct.Includes a biography of the Author

The Scarlet Letter is often considered to be Hawthorne's finest work, depicting a world where the real meets the unreal, the actual meets the imaginary — in a classic story that is difficult to forget. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

A somber and compelling tale of love, pride, and moral struggle, The Scarlet Letter is considered Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterwork. A story of passion and atonement in Puritan New England, Hawthorne's story grows out of a radical ambivalence to America's spiritual, intellectual, and imaginative heritage. This compilation of concise critical excerpts examines the work and provides a handy guide for students needing an introduction to Hawthorne and his writings. This new edition features an annotated bibliography, an index, and an introduction from noted scholar Harold Bloom.

When Hester Pryne commits Adultery she is judged and ostracized by the Puritan community she lives in. Hester is forced to wear a scarlet "A" (for adultery) on her attire at all times, as a sign to everyone that she has sinned deeply. Hers is the obvious sin but the Puritan community fails to see that the sins that beset them, pride, bitterness, and hypocrisy, are just as likely to destroy the soul if not dealt with. This book shows the contrast of redemption through repentance and destruction through hypocrisy and hate.