The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
 
 
 

From The Publisher:  In the Puritan atmosphere of colonial New England, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet A (for adultery) for giving birth to an illegitimate daughter. The child's father knows peace only after he has been shamed into confessing. Hester, however, acknowledging no sin, cannot find such peace. Here is a masterful account of religious and sexual oppression, hypocrisy, and intrigue by one of the giants of American fiction.
 
 

Here are some helpful links and study aids:
 
 

http://www.gty.org/~phil/mather.htm
 
 
This site concerns the writings of  Puritan author Cotton Mather.
 
http://www.helpinschool.com/hawthorne.htm

Links to Nathaniel Hawthorne and study aids for The Scarlet Letter.
 
 
 
 

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