Descripción

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Retold by Gina D. B. Clemen

Love

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Hester Prynne gives birth to an illegitimate child and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter 'A' as a sign of her adultery. Hester refuses to reveal the identity of her lover, and is forced to lead a life of humiliation. Meanwhile, Hester's husband settles in Boston and after making her swear to keep his identity secret, tries to discover who Hester's secret lover is.

Dossiers:
The Puritans, The Origins
Boston, Heart of the American Revolution
and others

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