The Scarlet Letter, Revised Edition by D.S. Vecchio [simple e reader txt] 📗

The Scarlet Letter (1850) written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a work of romantic fiction in a historical setting. It is considered to be the author’s masterpiece and his most famous work. The philosophical and psychological depth of the universal themes the book explores has made it a contemporary classic. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne delves into the timeless and convoluted themes of crime and punishment; religion and law; and sin and guilt. BookRix: herodotus