The Scarlet Letter (Royal Collector'S Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover With Jacket) Av Nathaniel Hawthorne

<p><em>The Scarlet Letter</em> is set in 17^th-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.</p><p><em>The Scarlet Letter</em> is a work of fiction in a historical setting, and is considered to be Hawthorne''s best work. Hawthorne describes a space between materialism and "dreaminess" that he calls "a neutral territory, somewhere between the real world and fairy-land, where the Actual and the Imaginary may meet, and each imbues itself with nature of the other." This combination of "dreaminess" and realism gave Hawthorne space to explore major themes.</p><p>This case laminate collector''s edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. </p>