Discover the timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate readers across generations—Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." This riveting novel takes you on a journey to 17th-century Puritan New England, where secrets and scandal shroud the lives of its inhabitants.

At the heart of the story is Hester Prynne, a young woman who bears an illegitimate child in a society that ruthlessly enforces its moral code. Branded with the scarlet letter "A" as a symbol of her sin, Hester must nav...

Boston, mid-17th century: Hester Prynne, dignified and silent, is led through prison doors to her public shaming by her censorious Puritan neighbors. Holding her illegitimate child to her breast and bearing a bright scarlet letter "A" embroidered on her bodice, Hester must now struggle to create a new life for herself and her child in this harsh and unforgiving community. When her missing spouse reappears and takes up residence in town under an assumed identity, the stage is set for an explos...