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Humanities Book Group

The Scarlet Letter

Reading discussion on "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Discussion led by: Stephen Francis, PhD, WSU.

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Thursday, 1 Aug 2024, 7 p.m. – The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Scholar: Stephen Francis, PhD, WSU. The Scarlet Letter By Hawthorne, Nathaniel Author Weinstein, Cindy Editor Harding, Brian 2009-02 - Oxford University Press, USA 9780199537808 CHECK CATALOG "Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me." With these chilling words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the child she clutches is not his, and Hester wears a scarlet "A" upon her breast, the sign of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed name, her husband begins his vindictive search for her lover, determined to expose what Hester is equally determined to protect. …More

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