Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Rendition of the classic myth by the early American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Hawthorne's masterpiece of seventeenth century religious fanaticism and revenge is the story of Hester Prynne who wears the scarlet initial of her sin on her breast and of the man who wears Hester's letter on his heart.

Hawthorn's novel, based on the theme that the sins of the fathers are passed on th succeeding generations, is the story of two New England families-the Pyncheons and the Maules-and how the curse "God will give you blood to drink" is finally expiated.