The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Bradford, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Washington Square Press Inc, 1963. Good-. A small, odd-sized pb done as a series by Washington Square Press, 30th printing September 1963. Good- condition. Crease from opening front cover, no creases on spine, spine faded, slight crease on back cover, chipping on back cover, spine tight, pages tight, possibly never been read, pages tanned with age. Including an afterword by Maxwell Geismar. These little classic paperbacks are rare because they were often used by students and thus destroyed. Name and address of previous owner written on first page, name of another owner who was in high school inside front cover. 279 pp.
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Synopsis
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.
Reviews
On Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan said:
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Star Cat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 740
- Title
- The Scarlet Letter
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Classic, Hawthorne
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Star Cat Books
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Bradford, Vermont
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- PB
- ...
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