The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings: Authoritative Texts, Contexts, Criticism

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Book Overview

The text of The Scarlet Letter is based on the 1850 third edition, the first set in stereotype plates and the basis of subsequent printings in Hawthorne's lifetime. An invaluable selection of contextual material includes five Hawthorne stories that are closely related to The Scarlet Letter, along with relevant letters and notebook entries. A substantial excerpt from Hawthorne's campaign biography of Franklin Pierce offers a revealing glimpse at Hawthorne's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393979539
• ISBN13: 9780393979534
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 9.2"