The Scarlet Letter
/ðə ˌskɑːlət ˈletə(r)/
/ðə ˌskɑːrlət ˈletər/
- a novel (1850) by the US writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story is about Puritans in 17th-century New England. Hester Prynne is found guilty of adultery and is made to wear a scarlet (= red) letter A on her dress. There have been three film versions, including one in 1995 with Demi Moore as Hester.
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The Scarlet Letter