num_pages: 320
description: Set in 17th-century Puritan New England, this story of illicit passion, guilt and punishment revolves around the beautiful and mysterious Hester Prynne. She is condemned to wear a scarlet letter as a sign of her adultery, and it has a strange and disturbing effect upon those around her--neighbours, husband, lover and child. Cambridge Literature is a series of study texts which presents writing in the English-speaking world from the 16th century up to the present day. The series includes novels, drama, short stories, poetry, essays and other types of non-fiction. Each edition has the complete text with an appropriate glossary. The student will find in each volume a helpful introduction and a full section of resource notes encouraging active and imaginative study methods.
language: English
title: The Scarlet Letter
titlecomplete: The Scarlet Letter (Cambridge Literature)
characters: Roger Chillingworth, Mistress Hibbins, Arthur Dimmesdale, Governor Bellingham, Hester Prynne, Pearl Prynne
genres: Read For School, Historical Fiction, Historical, School, Novels, Literature, High School, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 840891
places: Massachusetts, The United States of America, Boston, Massachusetts
publisher: Cambridge University Press