The Scarlet Letter: With an Introductory Chapter by George Edward Woodberry

The Scarlet Letter is a historical fiction novel about female agency and a woman’s strength, examining social stigma, shame, and fifteenth-century gender roles.

After conceiving a daughter out of wedlock, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet ‘A’ for the rest of her life as punishment. As her child, Pearl, grows up, Hester makes a new life for them both, earning a living with her needlework and performing charitable acts for those less fortunate than herself. Set in the Puritan Massachu...