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<p>In seventeenth-century Boston, Hester Prynne shoulders the scorn of her fellow Puritan townsfolk for bearing a child out of wedlock. For her refusal to name the father of her daughter Pearl, Hester is made to wear a scarlet "A" stitched conspicuously upon her dress. But though she bears the stigma of the shame her peers would confer upon her, others feel the guilt for her transgression more acutelynotably the pious Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, the confessor with whom Hester and Pearl's destinies are intimately bound up. </p><p>First published in 1850, <b>Nathaniel Hawthorne's</b> historical study of guilt and sin has since been lauded as the most important work of fiction by its distinguished author, and a landmark of American literature. This exquisite collectible edition features an elegant bonded-leather binding, a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging, and decorative marbled endpapers. It's the perfect gift for book-lovers and an artful addition to any home library.</p>
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The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2011
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- Titolo
- The Scarlet Letter
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Editore
- Barnes & Noble
- Pubblicato
- 2011
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 240
- ISBN10
- 1435131819
- ISBN13
- 9781435131811
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Tema stórico, Prosa storica, Young Adult, Donne, Classici, USA, Letteratura Americana, Giornalismo d’opinione & Saggi, Scuola, Femminismo, Gotico, Scuola superiore, liceo
- Descrizione
- <p>In seventeenth-century Boston, Hester Prynne shoulders the scorn of her fellow Puritan townsfolk for bearing a child out of wedlock. For her refusal to name the father of her daughter Pearl, Hester is made to wear a scarlet "A" stitched conspicuously upon her dress. But though she bears the stigma of the shame her peers would confer upon her, others feel the guilt for her transgression more acutelynotably the pious Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, the confessor with whom Hester and Pearl's destinies are intimately bound up. </p><p>First published in 1850, <b>Nathaniel Hawthorne's</b> historical study of guilt and sin has since been lauded as the most important work of fiction by its distinguished author, and a landmark of American literature. This exquisite collectible edition features an elegant bonded-leather binding, a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging, and decorative marbled endpapers. It's the perfect gift for book-lovers and an artful addition to any home library.</p>