The Scarlet Letter is a romance novel published in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and it is generally considered to be Hawthorne's masterpiece. Themes of grace, legalism, and guilt are explored throughout the book.
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Versions of The Scarlet Letter include:
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