The Scarlet Letter
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I bought this at Borders in Gurnee, IL today for $3.95. This was part of the gift certificate my husband and daughter gave me for my birthday!!!
c. 1986, 2003 (1850 first published) -- Bantam Classic
Back Cover: 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 tradedy. 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.
c. 1986, 2003 (1850 first published) -- Bantam Classic
Back Cover: 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 tradedy. 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.
AUTHOR: Nathaniel Hawthorne
TITLE: The Scarlet Letter
DATE READ: 10/04/2020
TIME/PLACE: 4:30 pm in my Living room on the couch
RATING: 8/10
FIRST SENTENCE: It is a little remarkable, that -- though disinclined to talk overmuch of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to my personal friends -- an autobiographical impulse should twice in my life have taken possession of me, in addressing the public.
GENRE: Romanticism, Romance novel, Historical Fiction & novel, Reference work
PUB DATE/PUBLISHER: 1850, Bantam Classic
TYPE: Paperback
# OF PAGES: 235
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: stand-alone
CHALLENGE: 2018 52 books in 52 weeks - A book you can read in a day / Library Challenge - A Classic / Bookcrossing Challenge - September - Banned books
LIST READ: #82 on BookCrossing list; Classics, Authors card game, #29 The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians; #70 Lifetime Reading Plan; #9 OCLC 2005 Top 112 Most Banned Books (banned for religious reasons / (Clark) 1925-(film) The Board of Censorship demanded that Hester be married to the Reverend Dimesdale who seduced her and the film was released this way), High School AP Literature; GoodReads Best Books Ever; From Zero to Well Read in 100 Books; College Board 101 Great Books; 1000 Books You May Have Actually Read; 109 Books I've Never Read (That I Really Should!); 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
CHARACTERS: Hester Prynne & daughter Pearl, Rev Arthur Dimmesdale, Dr Roger Chillingworth, Governor Richard Bellingham
LOCATION: Boston, Puritan New England
COMMENTS: First I had to get through the long and boring 40-page introduction where only 1 page was about this book. Then it was really getting interesting with all the characters and I raised my rating from an 8 to a 9. But then it slowed way down and with the difficult language I had to concentrate hard to know what was going on with who. Finally, I was flabbergasted with the ending. How could she (Hester) go back?
I'm passing this on to my daughter (mistyjoy11) to read next.
TITLE: The Scarlet Letter
DATE READ: 10/04/2020
TIME/PLACE: 4:30 pm in my Living room on the couch
RATING: 8/10
FIRST SENTENCE: It is a little remarkable, that -- though disinclined to talk overmuch of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to my personal friends -- an autobiographical impulse should twice in my life have taken possession of me, in addressing the public.
GENRE: Romanticism, Romance novel, Historical Fiction & novel, Reference work
PUB DATE/PUBLISHER: 1850, Bantam Classic
TYPE: Paperback
# OF PAGES: 235
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: stand-alone
CHALLENGE: 2018 52 books in 52 weeks - A book you can read in a day / Library Challenge - A Classic / Bookcrossing Challenge - September - Banned books
LIST READ: #82 on BookCrossing list; Classics, Authors card game, #29 The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians; #70 Lifetime Reading Plan; #9 OCLC 2005 Top 112 Most Banned Books (banned for religious reasons / (Clark) 1925-(film) The Board of Censorship demanded that Hester be married to the Reverend Dimesdale who seduced her and the film was released this way), High School AP Literature; GoodReads Best Books Ever; From Zero to Well Read in 100 Books; College Board 101 Great Books; 1000 Books You May Have Actually Read; 109 Books I've Never Read (That I Really Should!); 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
CHARACTERS: Hester Prynne & daughter Pearl, Rev Arthur Dimmesdale, Dr Roger Chillingworth, Governor Richard Bellingham
LOCATION: Boston, Puritan New England
COMMENTS: First I had to get through the long and boring 40-page introduction where only 1 page was about this book. Then it was really getting interesting with all the characters and I raised my rating from an 8 to a 9. But then it slowed way down and with the difficult language I had to concentrate hard to know what was going on with who. Finally, I was flabbergasted with the ending. How could she (Hester) go back?
I'm passing this on to my daughter (mistyjoy11) to read next.
