{"product_id":"the-scarlet-letter-paperback","title":"The Scarlet Letter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Milder\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eTom Perrotta\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe canonical American masterpiece of sin, guilt, and revenge, in an authoritative new edition from Penguin Classics with a foreword by Tom Perrotta\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once retrospective and radically new, \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter \u003c\/i\u003eportrays seventeenth-century Puritan New England, a time period irreversibly encoded in the American identity. Hawthorne built one of the most incisive and devastating human dramas ever written out of a community and its outcasts: Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, one emblazoned with sin and the other distraught with hidden guilt; Pearl, a child born into ostracism; and Roger Chillingworth, driven to vengeance by hatred. Though these characters face a set of specifically troubling circumstances, their words and actions point to moral truths inherent in human affairs, independent of time and place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The text of this edition, approved by the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association, is the result of an exhaustive examination of Hawthorne's manuscript and other historical records. Robert Milder provides an enlightening new scholarly introduction and bibliography. Tom Perrotta, whose novel \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e--now a hit HBO show--was influenced by Hawthorne's work, provides a thoughtful foreword on how he came to appreciate Hawthorne's masterpiece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne\u003c\/b\u003e (1804-1864) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, where he wrote the bulk of his masterful tales of colonial American history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Perrotta\u003c\/b\u003e (foreword) is the author of two short story collections and six novels, including \u003ci\u003eElection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been adapted for television by HBO.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Milder\u003c\/b\u003e (introduction) is a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of three books, including \u003ci\u003eHawthorne's Habitations: A Literary Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas E. Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e (notes; 1918-2002) was a literary critic and professor of English at the University of Buffalo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987613581613,"sku":"9780143107668","price":12.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OHlObFVNOFdIZGw1SG9FZFFzS2t3Zz09.webp?v=1776183009","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-scarlet-letter-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}