TY - SOUND N2 - Set in New England during the 1600s, The Scarlet Letter is the story of a woman named Hester Prynne who is ostracized by her husband and colonial New England society because she has borne an illegitimate child and has refused to name the child's father. As punishment, not only is she ignored by society, she is forced to wear a scarlet "A" at all times. AB - Set in New England during the 1600s, The Scarlet Letter is the story of a woman named Hester Prynne who is ostracized by her husband and colonial New England society because she has borne an illegitimate child and has refused to name the child's father. As punishment, not only is she ignored by society, she is forced to wear a scarlet "A" at all times. T1 - The scarlet letter DA - p1994. CY - [Ashland, OR] : AU - Hawthorne, Nathaniel, AU - Underwood, Kristen. CN - PS1868 CN - PS1868 PB - Blackstone Audio, PP - [Ashland, OR] : PY - p1994. N1 - Unabridged. N1 - Compact discs. ID - 337724 KW - Illegitimate children KW - Women immigrants KW - Married women KW - Puritans KW - Adultery KW - Revenge KW - Clergy SN - 0786162899 SN - 9780786162895 TI - The scarlet letter ER -