The Scarlet Letter

von Nathaniel Hawthorne

352 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. As punishment, she must wear a scarlet letter 'A' (for "adultery"). Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin and guilt.

• Reihe: Everyman
• ISBN: 9781857151251
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.10.1992
• Größe: 213 x 136 mm
• Verlag: Puffin Classics