The Scarlet Letter

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Filmed many times, this American depth psychological guilt and atonement novella is a classic of American literature. Adulteress Esther Prynne wears the scarlet letter A for Adultery like a badge of honor. In the puritanical environment of Boston's Pilgrim Fathers in 1640, sexual debauchery is absolutely frowned upon. Nathaniel Hawthorne himself came from an old Puritan family. His grandfather was one of the judges at the Salem witch trials. He achieved world fame with "The Scarlet Letter". Gröls Classics - English Edition