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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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A classic tale of love and morals in Puritan New England. The Scarlet Letter is set in 1850s Puritan Boston and tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. This book is required reading in many high school and college English courses and is an American classic by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

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2015-03-06

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297

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Publisher: Xist Publishing

Published: 2015-03-06

Pages: 297

Language: EN

Categories: Fiction / Classics, Juvenile Fiction / Classics, Fiction / Romance / Historical / General

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