The Scarlet Letter (illustrated)

It is 1642 in the Puritan town of Boston. Hester Prynne has been found guilty of
adultery and has born an illegitimate child. In lieu of being put to death, she
is condemned to wear the scarlet letter A on her dress as a reminder of her
shameful act. Hester's husband had been lost at sea years earlier and was
presumed dead, but now reappears in time to witness Hester's humiliation
on the town scaffold. Upon discovering her deed, the vengeful husband becomes
obsessed with finding the identity of the man who dishonored his wife. To do so
he assumes a false name, pretends to be a physician and forces Hester keep his
new identity secret. Meanwhile Hester's lover, the beloved Reverend Dimmesdale,
publicly pressures her to name the child's father, while secretly praying that
she will not. Hester defiantly protects his identity and reputation, even while
faced with losing her daughter, Pearl. Hailed by Henry James as, "the finest
piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country," Hawthorne's The
Scarlet Letter is a masterful portrayal of humanity's continuing struggle
with sin, guilt and pride.

Includes unique illustrations.