Project Gutenberg 2008-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 23825 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Anthony, A. V. S. (Andrew Varick Stout) 1835 1906 Anthony, Andrew Varick Stout Foote, Mary Hallock 1847 1938 Foote, Mrs. Arthur DeWint Hallock, Mary Ipsen, Ludvig Sandöe Ipsen, Ludvig Sandoe Ipsen, L. S. (Ludvig Sandöe) The Scarlet Letter Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter Markus Brenner, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classic novel written in the mid-19th century. The book delves into themes of sin, guilt, and redemption, primarily exploring the life of Hester Prynne, a woman shunned by her Puritan community after bearing an illegitimate child. Through her experiences and struggles, the narrative examines the societal and personal ramifications of moral transgressions. At the start of the novel, the author introduces the setting, a dilapidated jail in colonial Boston, where a crowd has gathered to witness the punishment of Hester Prynne. The scene conveys a deep sense of Puritanical severity, showing the townspeople's intense scrutiny over Hester, who stands accused of adultery. Hawthorne sets a somber tone as he describes the prison and its surroundings, including a wild rosebush that offers a stark contrast to the grimness of the prison, symbolizing hope and compassion amidst human frailty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/scarletletter00hawtiala/page/n7/mode/2up Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Adultery -- Fiction Historical fiction Revenge -- Fiction Psychological fiction Married women -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Illegitimate children -- Fiction Women immigrants -- Fiction Puritans -- Fiction Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: American Literature 585016 2025-08-10T11:21:27.294256 text/html 556958 2025-08-09T07:10:46 text/html 4537906 2025-08-10T11:21:36.927185 application/epub+zip 4535884 2025-08-10T11:21:29.305259 application/epub+zip 475660 2025-08-10T11:21:28.216199 application/epub+zip 5469741 2025-08-10T11:21:42.902232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5237878 2025-08-10T11:21:35.301198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435351 2022-09-12T03:46:13.792695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526365 2025-08-10T11:21:26.153219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 497782 2025-07-15T09:18:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21399 2025-08-10T11:21:43.089137 application/rdf+xml 15792 2025-08-10T11:21:28.463232 image/jpeg 2338 2025-08-10T11:21:28.342236 image/jpeg 4460708 2025-08-10T11:21:27.538224 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia