The Scarlet Letter

An 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne; it is considered to be his magnum opus, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity:


The Scarlet Letter

The full story can be found at (free):

http://www.online-literature.com/hawthorne/scarletletter/1/

Read about Nathaniel Hawthorne at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Hawthorne