The Scarlet Letter (Word Cloud Classics)

Public shaming in a Puritan settlement sets the terms of a novel that American literature has argued about since 1850. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne follows Hester Prynne as she carries a punishment imposed by a community with a rigid moral code, and the book turns on guilt, redemption, identity and the distance between private conscience and public judgement. Hawthorne's symbolism, especially the marked letter itself, is one reason the novel remains standard on syllabuses. The Word Cloud Classics treatment gives the unabridged novel a designed format meant for keeping rather than discarding. What distinguishes this copy: • The full unabridged text in the Word Cloud Classics design series • A novel first published in 1850 and still widely set for study • Themes of judgement and redemption that anchor essay work • A presentation format that suits both reading and gifting Aimed at students, classic fiction readers and collectors, available from Boipoka.