Type: Drama, Romantic
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publication Date: 1850
Country: United States
Pages: 272
Set from 1642 to 1649 during the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, the story revolves around Hester Prynne who has an illegitimate child and is shunned by society and her act of defiance creates ripples where other people get affected like Reverend Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. Considered one of the greatest American novels as it discusses issues like sin, guilt and repentance.