num_pages: 128
description: In early colonial Massachusetts, a young woman endures the consequences of her sin of adultery and spends the rest of her life in atonement.
language: English
title: The Scarlet Letter
titlecomplete: The Scarlet Letter
characters: Arthur Dimmesdale, Pearl Prynne, Hester Prynne, Governor Bellingham, Mistress Hibbins, Roger Chillingworth
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, School, Novels, High School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School, Classic Literature
ratings_count: 840975
places: Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, The United States of America
publisher: MCDOUGAL LITTEL