San Antonio College Library

Set in Puritan New England, this American classic tells the story of Hester Pynne who wears the scarlet letter forced upon her as social condemnation for her crimes of passion and adultery.

In 18th century Boston, a Puritan girl is condemned to wear the letter "A" for bearing an illegitimate daughter.

In 1681 in Boston, fourteen-year-old William, a Narraganset Indian captured in a raid six years earlier, leads a productive and contented life as a printer's apprentice but is increasingly anxious to make some connection with his Indian past.