puritans

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puritans

The scarlet letter

2018
Hester Prynne, a young woman in seventeenth-century Massachusetts, is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she committed.

The scarlet letter

Hester Prynne, a young woman in colonial Boston, has an affair with a Puritan minister and bears a daughter out of wedlock. She struggles to keep the identity of her lover a secret while she is condemned to wear a scarlet A embroidered on her clothes.

The scarlet letter

Hester Prynne, a young woman in colonial Boston, has an affair with a Puritan minister and bears a daughter out of wedlock. She struggles to keep the identity of her lover a secret while she is condemned to wear a scarlet A embroidered on her clothes.

The scarlet letter

Presents a graphic adaptation of the classic novel in which Hester Prynne is ostracized from her seventeenth-century Puritan community for refusing to name the father of her child, the product of an adulterous relationship.

Witches!

the absolutely true tale of disaster in Salem
A history of the witch hunts that took place in colonial-era Salem, Massachusetts, featuring primary source accounts, and describing the victims, accused witches, corrupt officials, and impact of the events on society.

The devil's disciple

a melodrama
1985
Contains the text of the play set during the Revolution in 1777 when a young man takes sides with the Devil against straight laced Puritan respectability.

Hour of the witch

a novel
2021
"The story of a young Puritan woman who marries the wrong man and soon finds herself caught up in the violence and hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials"--Provided by publisher.

Questions and answers about the Salem witch trials

2019
Inside this compelling volume, readers are presented with the facts of the Salem witch trials through primary sources from the era.

The pilgrim's progress

1968
Depicts the journey of Christian and his companions through mortal life to their entrance into the Celestial City.

The stowaway

1995
Spending the summer in Salem Town as the guest of a wealthy ship owner, a ten-year-old Puritan boy asks God for help in dealing with a blackmailing bully.

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