Name: The Scarlet Letter
Price: 9.99 CAD
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Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
ISBN: 9780142437261

The Scarlet Letter

By Nathaniel Hawthorne 13 Jan, 2020

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Set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Containing a number of religious and historical allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. It was one of the first mass-produced books in America and was popular when first published. It is considered a classic work today. Critics have described it as a masterwork; novelist D. H. Lawrence called it a "perfect work of the American imagination". It inspired numerous film, television, and stage adaptations the most renowned being a 1995 Romantic Film Adaptation of the same name directed by Roland Joffé and starred Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, and Robert Duvall. This version deviated from the original story. A critical and box office failure, it was nominated for seven Golden Raspberry Awards at the 1995 ceremony, winning "Worst Remake or Sequel."

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