The scarlet letter
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-18642008
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After a two-year absence a husband returns to find his wife wearing the scarlet 'A' for Adulteress on her breast. Determined to find her lover, he embarks on a destructive path of revenge. This edition uses the text of the centenary edition, and includes a wide-ranging critical introduction.
Main title:
The scarlet letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne ; edited with notes by Brian Harding with a new introduction by Cindy Weinstein.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
xxxii, 226 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
This ed. originally published: 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxiv-xl]).
ISBN:
9780199537808 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Prynne, Hester (Fictitious character) -- FictionPuritans -- Massachusetts -- FictionAdultery -- FictionRevenge -- FictionBoston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- FictionHistorical fictionClassicsAmerican English19th century, c 1800 to c 1899Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writersClassic fiction
BRN:
185113