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The following resources will assist you in your exploration of The Scarlet Letter

Novels for Students (REF 808 NOV Vol. 1)
Each volume of Novels for Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of works from various cultures and time periods. Each novel included in this new resource was specially chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians.

Introductory essays that place each novel in its historical and literary context
Easy-to-understand discussions of the novel's themes, plot and characters
Analysis of the novel's literary construction
Age-appropriate critical commentary on the novel's significance for our times
A literary glossary that defines difficult terms
A timeline that juxtaposes literary and world events
Illustrations

Literary Companion Series - Readings on The Scarlet Letter (813 REA)
Features an in-depth biography of the author, essays, complete with introduction and summation of themes and insights, annotated table of contents, chronology author's life and career as well as concurrent historical events.

Bloom's Major Literary Characters - Hester Prynne (813 HES)
Features "The Analysis of Character" by Harold Bloom in addition to a selection of critical essays that provide in-depth analysis of the character, along with a concise character profile that discusses the character's key personalty traits and physical characteristics.

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		Student Resource Center Gold Student Resource Center Gold Offers more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts

		Scriber's Writers Series Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series.

		The Twayne Authors Series Comprises 600 full-text titles from the Twayne Literary Masters series, 200 each from Twayne World, US, and English Authors.