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The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

First published 1850

Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet letter after giving birth outside marriage in Puritan Boston. Nathaniel Hawthorne follows the consequences for Hester, the child's father, and the vengeful man who hunts the secret, exploring shame, judgment, sin, love, and the possibility of moral freedom.

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