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novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a historical novel by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to lead a new life of repentance and dignity. As punishment, she must wear a scarlet letter 'A' (for "adultery"). Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The Scarlet Letter was one of the first mass-produced books in the United States. It was popular when first published and is considered a classic work of American literature. Commonly listed among the Great American Novels, it has inspired numerous film, television, and stage adaptations. Critics have described The Scarlet Letter as a masterwork, and novelist D. H. Lawrence called it a "perfect work of the American imagination".
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The Scarlet Letter (1850), 1st edition, Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields. IA The Scarlet Letter (1850), 2nd edition, Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields. With added Preface republished 1864, Boston: Ticknor and Fields IA republished„ 1866, Boston: Ticknor and Fields„ IA republished„ 1866, London: Bell & Daldy IA republished„ 1871, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company IA Illustrated (1877) IA republished 1878 IA Bundled with The Blithedale Romance (1879), Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company IA == Adaptations == === Stage === The Scarlet Letter: A Dramatic Composition (George Parsons Lathrop, 1897) IA The Scarlet Stigma: A Drama in Four Acts (James Edgar Smith, 1899) IA === Film === The Scarlet Letter (1926) , directed by Victor Sjöström The Scarlet Letter (1934) , directed by Robert G. Vignola