{"product_id":"the-scarlet-letter-nathaniel-hawthorne-9780141199450","title":"The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Penguin English Library Edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter \u003c\/i\u003eby Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, - stern and wild ones, - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiercely romantic and hugely influential, \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of Hester Prynne, imprisoned, publicly shamed, and forced to wear a scarlet 'A' for committing adultery and bearing an illegitimate child, Pearl. In their small, Puritan village, Hester and her daughter struggle to survive, but in this searing study of the tension between private and public existence, Hester Prynne's inner strength and quiet dignity means she has frequently been seen as one of the first great heroines of American fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, where he wrote the bulk of his masterful tales of American colonial history.  His career as a novelist began with The Scarlet Letter (1850) and also includes The house of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65811620299101,"sku":"K032446343","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/3244634300001A.jpg?v=1788523755","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-scarlet-letter-nathaniel-hawthorne-9780141199450","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}