The Scarlet Letter

The most famous novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne and his magnum opus. It is a story of forbidden love that reveals the morals and way of life of the Puritan society, inhabitants of New England in the mid-17th century. The plot... of "The Scarlet Letter" is rightly considered one of the most dramatic and intense in literature. Young Englishwoman Esther married an elderly doctor and moved to Boston with him. Shortly after, her husband went on a journey and did not send any news for many years. Left alone, Esther could not resist the feelings that arose for a young priest... and she bore his child. For her love, she became an outcast, who for the rest of her life would be forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" on her dress - adulteress. A narrative about a woman who carries her "shame" with her head held high, about her endless strength of spirit.