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THE SCARLET LETTER. A Romance
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Book condition is Fine. Issued without Dust Jacket. Contains previous owners library bookplate.
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA.: Franklin Library., 1976. First Edition Thus. First Printing.. Book condition is Fine. Issued without Dust Jacket. Contains previous owners library bookplate.. 5.75 x 9.25 Inches in size.. FIRST EDITION THUS HARDBACK Full Leather rich reddish colored boards with reddish brown ribbon page marker. The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature a limited edition collection is published under the auspices of The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. Illustrated BY BERNARD FUCHS
Synopsis
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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- Collectible Book Shoppe
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- Title
- THE SCARLET LETTER. A Romance
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Book Condition
- Used - Book condition is Fine. Issued without Dust Jacket. Contains previous owners library bookplate.
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. First Printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library.
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA.
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 285 numbered pages.
- Size
- 5.75 x 9.25 Inches in size.
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