The Scarlet Letter (Masterpiece Library Edition)

By Nathaniel Hawthorne

In 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts, Hester Prynne is condemned to wear a scarlet letter “A” on her chest—a public mark of her sin of adultery. Isolated and shunned, she grapples with themes of guilt, shame, and redemption. Hawthorne’s novel explores the complexities of moral judgment and the human capacity for resilience and dignity in the face of societal condemnation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441346031
• ISBN13: 9781441346032
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

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The story may have had some merit; however, the writing style was so archaic and verbose that it took fifty words to complete a sentence. After trudging through about one hundred pages, he never came to any points or conclusions other than that some people can remember what they ate 20 years ago in detail. This guy (Nathaniel Hawthorne) could have competed with Mary Shelly for the most long-winded of the year. Some of it may not be his fault due to the writing style of the time, but we surely do not have to put up with this. This is one time that just about any movie exceeds the book. If you insist on reading, then it may be smart to find a child’s version. Someone could get rich translating the book into today’s English.