The Historian's Scarlet Letter: Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne's Masterpiece as Social and Cultural History

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This annotated edition of The Scarlet Letter enhances student and reader comprehension of a standard work studied in literature classes, exploring names, places, objects, and allusions.

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The detailed index and lengthy bibliography make the text valuable for graduate students and scholars, while the essays and footnotes are accessible to high school and university students. * ARBA *

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Melissa McFarland Pennell, PhD, is professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She regularly provides programs for library audiences and workshops for educators on Nathaniel Hawthorne and other authors.