{"product_id":"the-scarlet-letter-folio-society-815","title":"The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Introduced by Russell Banks. 17 integrated woodcuts by David Frampton. Bound in grey-black linen blocked with a cover design in red and gold by Frampton. Red endleaves. Black slipcase. 23.5x15.4cm. 256pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is set in seventeenth-century Puritan New England and follows Hester Prynne, who gives birth to a child outside marriage and is publicly condemned by her community. Forced to wear the scarlet letter \"A\" as a mark of adultery, Hester refuses to reveal the identity of her child's father. Hawthorne explores guilt, hypocrisy, punishment, secrecy and individual conscience, contrasting Hester's strength with the hidden suffering of those around her. The novel remains one of the central works of American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216458793299,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421140992339,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/the-scarlet-letter-folio-society-815","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}