The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1850, is a classic work of American literature that delves into themes of sin, guilt, and redemption. Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts, the novel follows Hester Prynne, a woman who bears an illegitimate child and is condemned to wear a scarlet letter “A” (for “adulteress”) on her chest as a mark of shame.
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