Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850 The Scarlet Letter

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Scarlet Letter This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: The Scarlet Letter Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne Engraver: A. V. S. Anthony Illustrator: Mary Hallock Foote Ludvig Sandöe Ipsen Release date: May 5, 2008 [eBook #25344] Most recently updated: July 15, 2025 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25344 Credits: Markus Brenner, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. Illustrated. BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, LATE TICKNOR & FIELDS, AND FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO. 1878. COPYRIGHT, 1850 AND 1877. BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE AND JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO. _All rights reserved._ October 22, 1874. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. Much to the author's surprise, and (if he may say so without additional offence) considerably to his amusement, he finds that his sketch of official life, introductory to THE SCARLET LETTER, has created an unprecedented excitement in the res…