{"product_id":"9781945186134","title":"The Scarlet Letter","description":"Packaged in handsome and affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential works made available again. The series features literary phenomena with influence and themes so great that, after their publication, they changed literature forever. From the musings of literary geniuses like Mark Twain in \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our history through the words of the exceptional few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe magnum opus of revered writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e is arguably one of the greatest novels written during the nineteenth century. It is the story of Hester Prynne—a young woman accused of, tried for, and publicly punished for adultery. Set during the seventeenth century in Boston, she receives harsh ridicule from the radical Puritan community for her actions. From the affair she conceives a child, and struggles to rebuild her life and her reputation. Throughout the book Hawthorne explores controversial themes of sexuality, romance, guilt, shame, infidelity—all of which are still pertinent topics more than 150 years after its initial publication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless story of morality, legality, struggle, and shame in a world that was so intolerant of the very things that make us human.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clydesdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137413824752,"sku":"9781945186134","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781945186134_p0.jpg?v=1763795232","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781945186134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}