Synopsis THE SCARLETT LETTER
THE SCARLET LETTER IS AN 1850 WORK OF FICTION IN A HISTORICAL SETTING, WRITTEN BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE HIS MAGNUM OPUS. SET IN 17TH-CENTURY PURITAN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, DURING THE YEARS 1642 TO 1649, IT TELLS THE STORY OF HESTER