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 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
