the scarlet letter

     

This article is about the 1850 book. For films base on the book see The Scarlet Letter (film)

Trivia about the scarlet letter

  • The title object of this 1850 novel is described as "so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom"
  • At the end of this novel, the title object "ceased to be a stigma which attracted the world's scorn and bitterness"
  • "The Pastor and His Parishioner" is Chapter 17 of this classic novel
  • Chapter 13 of this classic novel is called "Another View of Hester"
  • It was truly a red-letter day when an opera based on this Hawthorne novel premiered in Boston in 1896
  • Chapter 14 of this classic American novel is entitled "Hester and the Physician"
  • Who could forget Demi Moore as Hester Prynne in this 1995 film?
  • Chapter 6 of this Hawthorne classic is titled "Pearl"
  • Hester looked at the frock / she looked in dismay / "Do you have it in something/ other than 'A'?"
  • Roger Chillingworth is Hester's wronged husband in this 1850 novel
  • In this 1850 novel the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale reveals himself to be the father of Hester Prynne's child, then dies
  • Novel in which Hawthorne wrote, "On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth,...appeared the letter A"
  • "The Custom-House" is an introductory section to this Hawthorne classic
  • "Y'know, Arthur", Hester said, "Roger's gonna be home soon. & I think having an affair in this town is a bad, bad idea"
  • At the end of this novel, Reverend Dimmesdale reveals publicly that he is the father of Hester Prynne's daughter
  • In this work, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is revealed as the father of Hester Prynne's daughter Pearl
  • Chapters in this novel include "Hester at Her Needle" & "Hester and Pearl"
  • This 1850 story of Hester Prynne was a best-seller right from the start; it sold 4,000 copies in the first 10 days
  • "Hester and Pearl"
  • This novel was sent to sinners in 1850
  • Hawthorne burned the manuscript, but a set of proofs of this work was auctioned in 2004 for $545,000
  • A homeless woman known as Hester La Negrita is the heroine of "In the Blood", inspired by this Hawthorne novel
  • A puritanical tale:"A Note From Miss Johansson"
  • In this novel, Hester Prynne's husband assumes the guise of Roger Chillingworth, a doctor
  • Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale is Hester Prynne's baby daddy in this classic
  • Pearl is the product of adultery in this classic of American lit
  • Chapter 5 of this classic novel is "Hester at her Needle"
  • 69 years apart, Lillian Gish & Demi Moore got an "A" for effort for starring in films based on this classic novel