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SKERLETNO SLOVO - Natanijel Hotorn (original 1850; edition 2014)

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Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th century Boston, The scarlet letter describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A" for adulteress embroidered on her dress.… (more)
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Title:SKERLETNO SLOVO - Natanijel Hotorn
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author) (1850)

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I read this book in school. I wasn't crazy about it then, but it was a little better the second time. I honestly don't remember much about when I read it in school or the discussions about meanings that we probably had. I still got bored some, but Pearl kept me more interested this time. I like the way everyone else's crap doesn't seem to get Pearl down. She's a strong character. ( )
  ToniFGMAMTC | Feb 17, 2021 |
Tried it. Made it to chapter 3. Moves slow as mud. Done. ( )
1 vote | pmichaud | Dec 21, 2020 |
Sensational book written with amazing talent. Always great to reach back a couple of centuries to appreciate the changes for good and bad in the world around us. ( )
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  Saraishelafs | Nov 4, 2020 |
To end 2016 and to meet a Modern Mrs. Darcy reading challenge category, I elected to read The Scarlet Letter* by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter is a book that I should have read in high school but never did. If it were not for the challenge, I am not sure I would have ever picked up this book. However, now that I have read it, I am glad I did. Because I was under a deadline, I finished the book in one sitting. Overall, I enjoyed the story even though I had hoped for a different ending. Read more ( )
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Hawthorne, NathanielAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bakker, NelTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Baym, NinaIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bonsanti, MarcellaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Canavaggia, MarieTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Coetzee, J. M.Introductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Canonical title
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The Scarlet Letter
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1850
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Hester Prynne
Pearl Prynne
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingworth
John Winthrop (mentioned)
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USA
Europe
King's Chapel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA (as Massachusetts colony)
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The Scarlet Letter (1995 ∙ IMDb)
The Scarlet Letter (1979 ∙ IMDb)
The Scarlet Letter (1922 ∙ IMDb)
Der scharlachrote Buchstabe (1973 ∙ IMDb)
The Scarlet Letter (1911 ∙ IMDb)
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The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time (20)
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2006/2008/2010/2012 Edition)
Guardian 1000 (Love)
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009.0737|2009, Ages 12↑)
100 Essential New England Books (Boston Globe, #19)
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A throng of bearded men, in sad-colored garments and gray, steeple-crowned hats, intermixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes.
[Introduction to Barnes & Noble Classics] The surname of the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" suggests pride in sin and the sin of pride.
[Preface to the Second Edition] Much to the author's surprise, and (if he may say so without additional offence) considerably to his amusement, he finds that his sketch of official life, introductory to "The Scarlet Letter", has created an unprecedented excitement in the respectable community immediately around him.
[Introductory] It is a little remarkable, that--though disinclined to talk overmuch of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to my personal friends--an autobiographical impulse should twice in my life have taken possession of me, in addressing the public.
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Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th century Boston, The scarlet letter describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A" for adulteress embroidered on her dress.
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Self-pity, yes, but
no pity for sinners, just
bigotry and hate.
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