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Hawthorne moves to lenox, massachusetts, in the berkshires, where he meets herman melville. A throng of bearded men, in sadcoloured garments and grey steeplecrowned hats, intermixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The scarlet letter annotated kindle edition by hawthorne. Throughout the book, hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. And a great insight into 17th century puritan life but written in 1850. September, hawthorne began work on the scarlet letter and on the customhouse, which satirizes the salem customhouse and its officers, as well as the whigs who deprived him of his office. The scarlet letternathaniel hawthornefree downloadpdf.
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