# The Scarlet Letter

by [Nathaniel Hawthorne](https://localbooks.app/authors/nathaniel-hawthorne)

- Genres: [Settecento](https://localbooks.app/genres/historical-fiction/18th-century), [Narrativa letteraria](https://localbooks.app/genres/literary-fiction/literary-fiction)
- Set in: [Boston, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti](https://localbooks.app/places/us/massachusetts/boston)
- Audience: Adult
- Published: 1850
- Pages: 272

## Description

In 1640s Boston, Hester Prynne stands on the scaffold with a baby in her arms and a scarlet A on her dress, refusing to name the father. Her husband, arriving in disguise, is determined to find him.

## Where to buy

- [Open Library (ebook)](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455305W)
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