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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Scarlet letter

LC control no.n 79147786
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Personal name headingHawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Scarlet letter
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Form of workFiction
Beginning date1850
Found inData from ALA Booklist for The Scarlet letter [MP] 1979 (a.e.) (based on The scarlet letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Wikipedia, 7 June 2016 (The Scarlet Letter; The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is considered to be his "masterwork;" set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity; throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt)