The Scarlet Letter - Softcover

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492270946 ISBN 13: 9781492270942

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

“It is beautiful, admirable, extraordinary; it has in the highest degree that merit which I have spoken of as the mark of Hawthorne's best things--an indefinable purity and lightness of conception...One can often return to it; it supports familiarity and has the inexhaustible charm and mystery of great works of art.” —Henry James More than a century and a half have passed since the publication of “The Scarlet Letter” and yet it’s deep psychological and moral themes, inspired by Puritan New England, still have a powerful impact and relevance to the contemporary reader. It is a true American classic. This beautiful edition includes the Introductory "Custom House" which is essential for a true appreciation of the novel.

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: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1492270946
• ISBN 13: 9781492270942
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244