Heritage Press. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1946. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Red decorated paper covered boards and red cloth spine with gilt titles in a nice slipcase. Appears unread, with slightest hint of shelf wear to cloth corners. .

Sinopsis

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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El Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan dijo:

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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Librería: Boomer's Books (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 33643
Título: The Scarlet Letter
Autor: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
Cantidad disponible: 1
Edición: 1st Thus
Editorial: Heritage Press
Fecha de publicación: 1946
Palabras clave: Franklin Library, Franklin Mint
Catálogos del vendedor: Literature;

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Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
1st Thus: This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

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