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The scarlet letter  Cover Image Book Book

The scarlet letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne ; illustrations by Robert Quackenbush ; afterword by James Guimond.

Summary:

Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th century Boston, The scarlet letter describes the plight of Hester Prynne, 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 wear the letter "A" for adulteress embroidered on her dress.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0895771845
  • ISBN: 9780895771841
  • Physical Description: 221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, [1984]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
First published in 1850.
Subject: Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Illegitimate children > Fiction.
Women immigrants > Fiction.
Married women > Fiction.
Puritans > Fiction.
Adultery > Fiction.
Revenge > Fiction.
Clergy > Fiction.
Boston (Mass.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 14 of 18 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Stone County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stone County-Crane Hawthorne (Text) 31358000017546 Adult Fiction Available -
Stone County-Galena F HAW (Text) 31358000188487 Adult Fiction Available -


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