Scarlet Letter, The

The New York Public Library Book of Popular Americana;    Tad Tuleja;   74 words ...00-00-0000 Scarlet Letter, The Scarlet Letter, The A novel (1850) by Nathaniel HAWTHORNE. Set in seventeenth-century New England, it is the story of unwed mother Hester Prynne, who...it is required reading in many high schools. The scarlet letter of the title is a large ...

`The Scarlet Letter' Owes Little to Hawthorne

All Things Considered (NPR);  October 13, 1995 ;     657 words ......ADAMS, Host: The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne...Roland Joffe's The Scarlet Letter are of a Native...torch through a New England forest. Now, you...that throw you. The Scarlet Letter, as an unprecedented...plot point. The Scarlet Letter is, as you ...

`Scarlet Letter' Bomb

The Washington Post;  October 13, 1995 ;   Desson Howe;   616 words ...NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE'S "The Scarlet Letter," published in 1850, has endured...moral hypocrisy, set in Puritanical New England, Hester Prynne and the Rev. Arthur...But director Roland Joffe's "The Scarlet Letter," starring Demi Moore and Gary Oldman...firmly pinned to your chest. THE ...

Lookingglass' `Scarlet Letter' Wears Bold Adaptation Well

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 15, 1993 ;   Hedy Weiss;   503 words ......uneven new production of "The Scarlet Letter," the cast of seven actors breaks...structure of 17th century Puritan New England - the icy setting for this adaptation...condemned to wear the embroidered scarlet letter "A" as punishment for her adultery...

scarlet letter

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      27 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 scarlet letter a scarlet letter A formerly worn by a person convicted of adultery Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Hester Prynne-character in novel 'The Scarlet Letter'

Getty Images;  July 18, 2002 ;     72 words ......18-2002 Hester Prynne. Fictional character in the novel 'The Scarlet Letter' by American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Here, condemned by a Puritan New England court for adultery, her punishment is to stand, holding her out...

Scholar finds secret influence on 'The Scarlet Letter'

AP Worldstream;  February 6, 2004 ;   DAN LEWERENZ, Associated Press Writer;   787 words ......Pennsylvania Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" was the furthest thing from Richard...stories from the period, in creating "The Scarlet Letter." What's more, Kopley also thinks he...in "Brittany" and passages in "The Scarlet Letter." At the end of "Brittany," Kopley...

Florida law a travesty of privacy rights; Scarlet letter: Mandated public...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  August 30, 2002 ;   TELEGRAPH HERALD EDITORIAL;   384 words ...Hester Prynne is alive and well and suffering in Florida. In this story, however, the scarlet letter comes not in 17th century New England but in the 21st century Sunshine State. Under a new Florida law, a woman wanting to give up a...

Great Family Reads: Get The Scarlet Letter - for just pounds 3!(Features)

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  February 15, 2005 ;     183 words ......miss your chance to own a copy of The Scarlet Letter - for just pounds 3. Nathaniel Hawthorne...when you buy the Evening Mail. The Scarlet Letter is set in the 17th century and concerns...publicly vilified and forced to wear the scarlet letter 'A' on her clothing to identify her...

Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter: Chapters 15 - 20

Monarch Notes;    Hawthorne, Nathaniel;   787 words ......Nathaniel Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 The Scarlet Letter: Chapters 15 - 20 Chapter XV: "Hester...letter "A" very much like her mother's scarlet letter. For the rest of the day and part of...Pearl concerning the meaning of the scarlet letter. The child also asks why the minister...

'Scarlet Letter' Sets Auction Record

AP Online;  December 17, 2004 ;   PAT MILTON, Associated Press Writer;   400 words ......copy of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" was auctioned Thursday for $545,100...as the oldest existing copy of "The Scarlet Letter." The rare manuscript and the handwritten...directs the society's museum. "The Scarlet Letter" tells the tale of Hester Prynne, who...

The bureaucratic origins of The Scarlet Letter.(Critical Essay)

Studies in American Fiction;  March 22, 2001 ;   Traister, Bryce;   787 words ......individualism in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a novel preoccupied with the sorts...Hawthorne relates how he found the Scarlet Letter while poking and burrowing into the...lightheartedly equating the narrative of The Scarlet Letter with the forgotten paperwork of Salem...

Oldest 'Scarlet Letter' brings record price

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  December 26, 2004 ;   Pat Milton Associated Press;   382 words ......copy of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" was auctioned for $545,100, a record...as the oldest existing copy of "The Scarlet Letter." The rare manuscript and the handwritten...directs the society's museum. "The Scarlet Letter" tells the tale of Hester Prynne, who...

`Scarlet Letter' manuscript brings record price of $545,100 at auction

AP Worldstream;  December 17, 2004 ;   PAT MILTON, Associated Press Writer;   409 words ......copy of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" was auctioned Thursday for $545,100...as the oldest existing copy of "The Scarlet Letter." The rare manuscript and the handwritten...directs the society's museum. "The Scarlet Letter" tells the tale of Hester Prynne, who...

Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter: Chapters 5 - 9

Monarch Notes;    Hawthorne, Nathaniel;   787 words ......Nathaniel Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 The Scarlet Letter: Chapters 5 - 9 Chapter V: "Hester...path from town. Catching sight of the scarlet letter, they fearfully run away. Meanwhile...coarse material, which causes the scarlet letter to blaze out at the world in contrast...