This illustrations dates to the early 1900s and shows Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. The caption reads: Hester Prynne - The point which drew all eyes, and, as it were, transfigured thw the Scarlet Letter so fantastically embroidered, illuminated upon her bosom. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His Wonder-Book and Tanglewood Tales are children’s classics. He also wrote The Scarlet Letter, Blithedale Romance, The House of Seven Gables, The Marble Faun. With his superb creation of dark-hued atmosphere, his symb

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This illustrations dates to the early 1900s and shows Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. The caption reads: Hester Prynne - The point which drew all eyes, and, as it were, transfigured thw the Scarlet Letter so fantastically embroidered, illuminated upon her bosom. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His Wonder-Book and Tanglewood Tales are children’s classics. He also wrote The Scarlet Letter, Blithedale Romance, The House of Seven Gables, The Marble Faun. With his superb creation of dark-hued atmosphere, his symbolism, and his blend of realistic detail and romantic-even melodramatic theme, Hawthorne stands as one of America’s top novelists.

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