Scene from The Scarlet Letter (1850) novel by

Scene from The Scarlet Letter (1850) novel by the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Set in the times of the dour Puritan pioneers of New England the heroine, Hester Prynne, has to wear the scarlet letter A for Adultery embroidered on her bodice. Here she is being led to the public pillory. Illustration by Hugh Thomson (1860-1920) for an edition published in 1820. Halftone

Adultery Bodice Dour Halftone Hawthorne Heroine Hester Nathaniel Pillory Pioneers Prynne Puritan Scarlet Thomson

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