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The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. [2] Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.
Arthur Dimmesdale is a fictional character in the 1850 romance The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A Puritan minister, he has fathered an illegitimate child, Pearl, with Hester Prynne and considers himself unable to reveal his sin. [1] [2]
Wallace the Brave is elaborated from sketches of a child Henry began to make after working on Ordinary Bill. He has claimed both Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes and Richard Thompson's Cul de Sac as influences on the strip's style. [4] The fictional setting of Snug Harbor incorporates elements of Henry's hometown of Jamestown, Rhode Island. [1]
Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.
In Season 2, Episode 4, 'The Crown' depicts Billy Wallace as a terrible fiancé to Princess Margaret, but what's the real story? Here's why Princess Margaret broke up with her fiancé, Billy.
Based on 38 reviews collected by aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 13% approval rating, with an average score of 3.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Scarlet Letter strays far from its classic source material to tell a story that strains for steamy sensuality and leaves the audience red with unintentional laughter." [19]
The Scarlet Letter is a 1979 miniseries based on the 1850 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne: it aired on WGBH from March 3, 1979 to March 24, 1979. The series is four episodes long, 60 minutes each.
The Scarlet Letter, an American film starring Lucille Young and King Baggot; The Scarlet Letter, an American film starring Linda Arvidson and Murdock MacQuarrie; The Scarlet Letter (1917 film), starring Mary Martin and Stuart Holmes; The Scarlet Letter, a British film starring Sybil Thorndike and Tony Fraser