# The Scarlet Letter

By Nathaniel Hawthorne.

"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a historical novel published in 1850. Set in Puritan Massachusetts during the 1640s, it follows Hester Prynne, who bears a child outside marriage and must wear a scarlet "A" as punishment for adultery. While Hester refuses to name the father, her long-lost husband arrives in disguise, vowing revenge. The story explores sin, guilt, and redemption as secrets threaten to destroy lives in this unforgiving community. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Adultery -- Fiction; Historical fiction; Revenge -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Married women -- Fiction; Clergy -- Fiction; Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction; Illegitimate children -- Fiction; Women immigrants -- Fiction; Puritans -- Fiction; Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Scarlet Letter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/952) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (9 h 11 min, English)
- [Scarlet Letter (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/9288) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (9 h 25 min, English)

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