The Scarlett Letter

Description

A tale of Hester Prynne, imprisoned, publicly shamed, and forced to wear a scarlet ‘A’ for committing adultery and bearing an illegitimate child, Pearl. In their small, Puritan village, Hester and her daughter struggle to survive, but in this searing study of the tension between private and public existence.
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

‘Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, – stern and wild ones, – and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss’

Fiercely romantic and hugely influential, The Scarlet Letter is the tale of Hester Prynne, imprisoned, publicly shamed, and forced to wear a scarlet ‘A’ for committing adultery and bearing an illegitimate child, Pearl. In their small, Puritan village, Hester and her daughter struggle to survive, but in this searing study of the tension between private and public existence, Hester Prynne’s inner strength and quiet dignity means she has frequently been seen as one of the first great heroines of American fiction.

This new edition of The Scarlet Letter will present Hawthorne’s classic story of judgment, sin and forgiveness in a version that is produced in-house and specifically tailored for Challenge I students.

The Copper Lodge Library series of books were created out of concerns heard from parents that other editions did not have high quality binding, did not last long, and did not include enough images. The CLL series fixed these problems by increasing the quality of the binding and paper, as well as featuring illustrations, footnotes, and annotations providing valuable content and context for readers.

How to Coax Your New Book to Lay Flat

	Place the book with its back on a table.
	Open the front cover.
	Then open the back cover.
	Open a few pages in the front, gently pressing along the spine.
	Then open a few pages at the back of the book in the same way.
	Continue opening pages, alternating between the front and back, until the book is fully open. Gently press along the center spine.

You may need to repeat this process two or three times to limber up the binding. Never force the spine or handle your book roughly as that may break the back and cause pages to (eventually) come loose.