There are some novels whose plots unfold with such completing energy, with such irresisitibly mounting suspenze, that they have, trought the years, been charakterized by a phrase which, if it has become trite, is nevertheless a testimonial to a work of rare imaginative power. Autor : Broness Orczy
Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet letter A because she is an adulteress. She lives a simple life with her daughter, Pearl but the evil, old Roger Chillingworth and the tormented Arthur Dimmesdale soon change things. Set in 17th century Puritan Boston, this is the story of Hester Prynne and her illegitimate daughter Pearl. She is condemned to wear a scarlet letter A as punishment for her adultery, but she refuses to reveal the identity of Pearls father and they live a solitary life in a small cottage. We
Classic / American EnglishBoston in the 1600s is a small town, but a large crowd waits for Hester Prynne outside the prison. She carries a baby in her arms and the scarlet letter “A” is on her dress. “A” is for adulteress. Who is the father of her baby? Nobody knows and Hester will not say.