Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter: Illustrated Classic Nathaniel Hawthorne

A beautiful illustrated classic with 100 original illustrations

SeaWolf Press is proud to offer another book in its collection of illustrated classic literature. Each book in the collection contains the text, illustrations, and cover from the first or early edition. Our version has: 100 original illustrations. Don't be fooled by other versions with missing or made-up pictures. Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions. A beautiful cover that replicates a vintage painting. The complete text in an easy-to-read font similar to the original. Properly formatted text complete with correct indenting, spacing, footnotes, italics, and tables.

The Scarlet Letter is a historical fiction book first published in 1850 and is Hawthorne's best-known work. Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The scarlet 'A' she was forced to wear has become part of American culture.