The Scarlet Letter
Hester’s relief in the forest and Dimmesdale’s continued reliance on Chillingworth give different forms to burden and misplaced trust. This recommendation links the exact electronic edition used for the selected comparisons.
Who it suits
Readers interested in freedom, trust and judgement.
Reading experience
Moderate to demanding; older prose, public shame, guilt and coercive relationships. This is an Edsverb editorial guide, not a measured reading score.
The edition
- Edition
- English electronic edition; Project Gutenberg eBook 33; underlying print publisher unspecified; catalogue HTML ISBN
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9798238000336
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