First published in 1850, "The Scarlet Letter" is the work that would establish Nathaniel Hawthorne\'s literary legacy.
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As the result of the affair, Hester has a child named Pearl and because the man with whom she has committed this act refuses to come forward she finds herself having to raise the child alone.
It is the story of Hester Prynne, a young attractive woman who has been convicted of the crime of adultery and has been sentenced to wear a Scarlet Letter "A" sewn to her dress.
First published in 1850, "The Scarlet Letter" is the work that would establish Nathaniel Hawthorne\'s literary legacy