The Scarlet Letter new translation

The Scarlet Letter – the most famous of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novels. This novel was debated in the drawing rooms of all Europe, and in Russia, shortly after its release, it was banned by the censors by the personal order of... Nicholas I. The beautiful Hester Prynne, married to a stern Puritan scholar much older than herself, could not rid herself of her feelings for a young pastor – and has committed adultery with him. Now she carries the fruit of this sin under her heart, and her entire future depends on whether her lawful husband will acknowledge the child as his own… If her husband tells the truth, death will seem to Hester the best of punishments. But what price will he make her pay for the saving lie?..

Author: ГОТОРН Н.

Printhouse: AST

Series: Foreign Classics

Age restrictions: 12+

Year of publication: 2022

ISBN: 9785171514075

Number of pages: 288

Size: 84x108/32 mm

Cover type: Твердая бумажная

Weight: 255 g

ID: 1366879

The Scarlet Letter – the most famous of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novels. This novel was debated in the drawing rooms of all Europe, and in Russia, shortly after its release, it was banned by the censors by the personal order of Nicholas I. The beautiful Hester Prynne, married to a stern Puritan scholar much older than herself, could not rid herself of her feelings for a young pastor – and has committed adultery with him. Now she carries the fruit of this sin under her heart, and her entire future depends on whether her lawful husband will acknowledge the child as his own… If her husband tells the truth, death will seem to Hester the best of punishments. But what price will he make her pay for the saving lie?..

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