"A sinful act ruins the lives of three people, especially that of Hester Prynne, a young, beautiful, and dignified woman, who has conceived a child out of wedlock and receives a public punishment of having to wear a scarlet "A" on her clothing. Despite Hester's attempts through the years to distance herself from her past and repent for her sins, she continues to be rejected by society. A best-seller upon its publication in 1850, The Scarlet Letter's...

The most complete collection of Hawthorne's short fiction ever assembled

A prominent New England family suffering under a two-hundred-year-old curse is plagued by greed, vengeful acts, and violent death.

A woman is forced to wear the scarlet letter A when she has an illegitimate child.

In a time when adultery is punishable by death, Hester Prynne becomes involved in a risky and scandalous affair with her town's handsome minister.