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Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identity. The scarlet letter A (for adultery) she has to wear on her clothes, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. She struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
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The Scarlet Letter (English version) SFLEP classic with reading books(Chinese Edition)
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Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2019
ISBN 10: 7544655849
ISBN 13: 9787544655842
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Seller: liu xing, Nanjing, JS, China
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paperback. Condition: New. Paperback. Pub Date: 2019-06-01 Pages: 224 Language: English Publisher: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. The Scarlet Letter (English version) SFLEP with reading classic books tells the love tragedy in North America during the colonial period. Heroine Hester Prynne was married to a doctor Chillingworth odd. but there is no love between them. Prynne in solitude and animal husbandry . Seller Inventory # NN073022