The Scarlet LetterBy: Nathaniel Hawthorne Series: Everyman's Library Classics Series Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an outcast. In the eyes of her neighbours she has committed an unforgivable sin. Everyone knows that her little daughter Pearl is the product of an illicit affair but no one knows the identity of Pearls father. Hesters refusal to name him brings more condemnation upon her. But she stands strong in the face of public scorn, even when