The Scarlet Letter is the story of Hester Prynne, a woman taken in adultery, arraigned by her Puritan community, and abandoned by her husband and her lover – a gripping narrative which provides the framework for the author’s reflections on the metaphysics of good and evil. Often hailed as the first great American novel, Hawthorne’s masterpiece combines moral force with austere beauty and acute psychology
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Безумно романтичная и чрезвычайно влиятельная "Алая буква" Натаниэля Готорна - это история об Эстер Принн, заключенной в тюрьму, публично опозоренной и вынужденной носить алую букву "А" за прелюбодеяние и рождение внебрачного ребенка Перл • Повествование о женщине, несущей свой "позор" с высоко поднятой головой, о ее бесконечной силе духа • Книга на английском языке • The Penguin English Library Edition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne • 'Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, - stern and wild ones, - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss' • Fiercely romantic and hugely influential, The Scarlet Letter is the tale of Hester Prynne, imprisoned, publicly shamed, and forced to wear a scarlet 'A' for committing adultery and bearing an illegitimate child, Pearl
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The classic American novel, rejacketed with a new foreword by Tom Perotta and introduction by Hawthorne scholar Robert Milder • Set in the harsh Puritan community of 17th century Boston, this is a tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth. The mother of the child, Hester Prynne, is publicly disgraced and ostracized but emerges as the first true heroine of American fiction
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