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HarperCollinsisproundtopresentitsnewrangeofbest-loved,essentialclassics.'Ah,butlethercoverthemarkasshewill,thepangofitwillbealwaysinherheart.'Ataleofsin,punishmentandatonement,TheScarletLetterexposesthemoralrigidityofa17th-CenturyPuritanNewEnglandcommunitywhenfacedwiththeillegitimatechildofayoungmother.RegardedasthefirstrealheroineofAmericanfiction,itisHesterPrynne'sstrengthofcharacterthatresonateswiththereaderwhenherharshsentenceiscast.ItisinherrefusaltorevealtheidentityofthefatherinthefaceofheraccusersthatHawthornechampionshisheroineandberatestheweaknessofSocietyforattackingtheinnocent.