Introduction

(Hailed by Henry James as "the finest piece��of imaginative writing yet put forth in the��country," Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet��Letter reaches to our nation's��historical and moral roots for the material of great��tragedy. Set in an early New England colony, the novel��shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act��has on the lives of three members of the��community: the defiant Hester Prynne; the fiery, tortured��Reverend Dimmesdale; and the obsessed, vengeful��Chillingworth.

With The Scarlet��Letter, Hawthorne became the first American��novelist to forge from our Puritan heritage a��universal classic, a masterful exploration of��humanity's unending struggle with sin, guilt and pride.

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Chapter 1

The Prison-Door

A throng of bearded men, in sad-colored garments, and gray, steeple-crowned hats, intermixed with women, some wearing hoods and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes. ... view entire excerpt...

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