{"product_id":"9781772262636","title":"The Scarlet Letter (1000 Copy Limited Edition)","description":"The Scarlet Letter is set in 17th-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.\u003cp\u003eThe Scarlet Letter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is limited to 1,000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Engage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042617737456,"sku":"9781772262636","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781772262636_p0.jpg?v=1763708728","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781772262636","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}