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The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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"Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me." With these chilling
words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the
child she clutches is not his, and Hester wears a scarlet "A" upon
her breast, the sign of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed
name, her husband begins his vindictive search for her lover,
determined to expose what Hester is equally determined to protect.
Defiant and proud, Hester witnesses the degradation of two very
different men, as moral codes and legal imperatives painfully
collide. Set in the Puritan community of seventeenth-century
Boston, The Scarlet Letter also sheds light on the nineteenth
century in which it was written, as Hawthorne explores his
ambivalent relations with his Puritan forebears. The text of this
edition is taken from the Centenary Edition of Hawthorne's works,
the most authoritative critical edition. It includes a new,
wide-ranging introduction that sheds light on the novel's
autobiographical, historical, and literary contexts, a
comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography, and thorough notes that
provide essential information on Puritan and nineteenth-century
life.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
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globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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