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The Scarlet Letter

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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CT: Easton Press, 1975 collector's edition. Black leather hardcover with gold embossed design. Gold gilt page edges and gold silk page marker. Moire endpapers. As new condition. Crowded Closet is a nonprofit thrift store. All proceeds support world peace, relief and development through Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).

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The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850) is considered the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'masterwork.' A work of historical fiction set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Puritan settlement of 1642-1949 itells the story of Hester Prynne, who after having a child as a result of an extra-marital affair attempts to live a life of repentance and dignity although she is marked by having to wear a Scarlett A on her person. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The Scarlett Letter was one of the first mass-produced novels in the United States, prior printing of books generally done by hand. The 2,500 copies first printed sold out in days, and the mass-production of books opened up conversation about books and authors to a wider-audience on a national level. The first edition of The Scarlet Letter sold out in ten days and “made Hawthorne’s fame, changed his fortune and gave to our literature its first symbolic novel a year before the appearance of Melville’s Moby-Dick” (Bradley). Although an instant best-seller, the books sales over fourteen years only brought the author $1500.

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On Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan said:

An absolute criticism of Puritan society. Hawthorne portrays the hypocritic sides of the society by pointing its discrepancies and ill-interpreted biblical sides deeds. He also shows that the society was not working in the name of god as stated; instead worked for a group of people (especially powerful) that keep the lines in hand.

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Bookseller: Crowded Closet Thrift Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1134
Title: The Scarlet Letter
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Format/Binding: New
Book Condition: New As New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Collector's Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Easton Press
Place of Publication: CT
Date Published: 1975
Pages: 280
Size: Large
Weight: 4.00 lbs
Keywords: Literature
Bookseller catalogs: Literature; Collectable;

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...