TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hawthorne,Nathaniel
TI  - The Scarlet Letter
U1  - 810 23
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Puritans
KW  - Puritans in Fiction
KW  - History
KW  - Adultery in Fiction
KW  - Adultery
KW  - Illegitimate Children
KW  - Illegitimate Children in Fiction
N1  - Work first published in 1800
N2  - A stark and allegorical tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne's exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external convention, gives us the unforgettable Hester Prynne, who discovers strength in the face of ostracism and emerges as a heroine ahead of her time
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