The Scarlet Letter (Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486280489 ISBN 13: 9780486280486

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2000

Synopsis

For nearly a century and a half, Hawthorne's masterpiece has mesmerized readers and critics alike. One of the greatest American novels, its themes of sin, guilt, and redemption, woven through a story of adultery in the early days of the Massachusetts Colony, are revealed with remarkable psychological penetration and understanding of the human heart. New introductory Note.

About this title

Review:

"[Nathaniel Hawthorne] recaptured, for his New England, the essence of Greek tragedy." --Malcolm Cowley

From the Publisher:

Contains an 8-page plate section with long-unavailable pictures and drawings relating to Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter.

Thoroughly edited and extensively annotated

Includes a 10,000-word section on Nathaniel Hawthorne's life and works, with a longer chapter on The Scarlet Letter, anecdotes, critical perspectives, adaptations and spin-offs

Lavishly produced on natural, high-quality paper, and affordably priced

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0486280489
• ISBN 13: 9780486280486
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192