The scarlet letter
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Author:
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
Series:
World's best reading.
Published:
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, [1984].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Lexile measure:
1420L
Status:
Available from another library

Description

Set in mid-17th century Boston, this tale of passion, puritanism and revenge is one of the foremost classics of American literature. Its heroine, Hester Prynne, is compelled by her own moral autonomy to wear the scarlet letter but she emerges as a woman with her integrity intact.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Adultery -- Fiction.
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction.
Clergy -- Fiction.
Illegitimate children -- Fiction.
Married women -- Fiction.
Puritans -- Fiction.
Revenge -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Women immigrants -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
Love triangles.
Non-consensual non-monogamy.
Non-monogamy.
Psychological fiction.
Sexual relationships.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
0895771845
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 11.7, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
1420

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Hawthorne, N. (1984). The scarlet letter. Reader's Digest Association.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. 1984. The Scarlet Letter. Reader's Digest Association.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, The Scarlet Letter. Reader's Digest Association, 1984.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. Reader's Digest Association, 1984.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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