The Scarlet Letter
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- Author：Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Summary
An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo
Ruben Toledo’s breathtaking drawings have appeared in such high-fashion magazines as Vogue， Harper’s Bazaar， and Visionaire。 Now he’s turning his talented hand to illustrating the gorgeous deluxe editions of three of the most beloved novels in literature。 Here Elizabeth Bennet’s rejection of Mr。 Darcy， Hester Prynne’s fateful letter “A”， and Catherine Earnshaw’s wanderings on the Yorkshire moors are transformed into witty and surreal landscapes to appeal to the novels’ aficionados and the most discerning designer’s eyes。
Ruben Toledo’s breathtaking drawings have appeared in such high-fashion magazines as Vogue， Harper’s Bazaar， and Visionaire。 Now he’s turning his talented hand to illustrating the gorgeous deluxe editions of three of the most beloved novels in literature。 Here Elizabeth Bennet’s rejection of Mr。 Darcy， Hester Prynne’s fateful letter “A”， and Catherine Earnshaw’s wanderings on the Yorkshire moors are transformed into witty and surreal landscapes to appeal to the novels’ aficionados and the most discerning designer’s eyes。
Reviews
Jade
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The actual story itself was interesting ！ And enjoyable enough for me to read but the authors note-the preface took me so long to get through and I literally kept falling asleep while reading it that I pushed off reading this book for months。 Once past that I found the plot line intriguing， and the way Hawthorne describes things poetic but very windy。 The language was rough on me， I’m not great at the style of writing from this time I find it a bit too complex to enjoy as a light read so yea。
Marilena Pop
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 O carte care m-a intrigat， deși nu aveam prea mari speranțe judecând după primele pagini。 Foarte interesant cum， deși intuisem cine e tatăl micuței Pearl， parcă nu-mi venea să cred。 De altfel， nu-mi dădeam seama cum și de ce s-ar fi putut întâmpla ca Hester să aibă legături amoroase cu un preot。 Fascinant roman， în orice caz。 O lectură de care aveam nevoie pentru a-mi readuce pofta pentru citit。
Barbara McEwen
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Well， thank god it wasn't all as bad as the intro/custom house bit！ If you bailed before making it through that I don't blame you。 The story itself wasn't bad but it was hard to separate the story from the fact that Hawthorne seems to be a snooty religious nut。 Plus his comments on， and treatment of， women just tick me off。 Well， thank god it wasn't all as bad as the intro/custom house bit！ If you bailed before making it through that I don't blame you。 The story itself wasn't bad but it was hard to separate the story from the fact that Hawthorne seems to be a snooty religious nut。 Plus his comments on， and treatment of， women just tick me off。 。。。more
Kristine
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Oh， my。 Slow， rambling， hard to slog through。 All I can say is that now I can check it off my list。
Samantha Buchheit
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I listened to the audiobook of this and understood it a million times more than when I tried to read it in high school。 It didn't even seem complicated at all。 I think that's a testament to how much my reading， especially classic reading， skills have improved throughout the years。 Note: turns out that， even though the audible book said "unabridged"， it was abridged。。。 that kinda sucks so maybe I'll read it again in the future。 I listened to the audiobook of this and understood it a million times more than when I tried to read it in high school。 It didn't even seem complicated at all。 I think that's a testament to how much my reading， especially classic reading， skills have improved throughout the years。 Note: turns out that， even though the audible book said "unabridged"， it was abridged。。。 that kinda sucks so maybe I'll read it again in the future。 。。。more
Sarav05
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Tre stelle e mezzoTrama senza particolari risvolti， personaggi particolari e lettura piacevolmente scorrevole
Florentina
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The most unreadable book I have read， the story， beautiful though
Δέσποινα
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Ως εκπρόσωπος του σκοτεινού ρομαντισμού， ο Nathaniel Hawthorne δημιουργεί ένα έργο γεμάτο συμβολισμούς περιγράφοντας την απιστία της συζύγου， τον καθωσπρεπισμό της κοινωνίας που οδηγεί τον αμαρτωλό σε απομόνωση φέροντας το κοινωνικό στίγμα της μοιχαλίδος， τον πουριτανισμό της， την υποκρισία， την αμαρτία του πάθους， την αποδοχή της ενοχής και τη μετάνοια αυτής μέσω της αποξένωσης。Η Hester， αποδέχεται την τιμωρία της， συνεχίζει όμως να διατηρεί την καλοσύνη της， βοηθώντας όποιον έχει ανάγκη， ως αν Ως εκπρόσωπος του σκοτεινού ρομαντισμού， ο Nathaniel Hawthorne δημιουργεί ένα έργο γεμάτο συμβολισμούς περιγράφοντας την απιστία της συζύγου， τον καθωσπρεπισμό της κοινωνίας που οδηγεί τον αμαρτωλό σε απομόνωση φέροντας το κοινωνικό στίγμα της μοιχαλίδος， τον πουριτανισμό της， την υποκρισία， την αμαρτία του πάθους， την αποδοχή της ενοχής και τη μετάνοια αυτής μέσω της αποξένωσης。Η Hester， αποδέχεται την τιμωρία της， συνεχίζει όμως να διατηρεί την καλοσύνη της， βοηθώντας όποιον έχει ανάγκη， ως αντίδοτο στην κοινωνική κακία。Συνειδητοποιεί ότι ο Πουριτανισμός είναι αρκετά αυστηρός για να τον ακολουθεί και δημιουργεί τα δικά της πιστεύω， έχοντας την ηρεμία και τον χρόνο να ξεδιπλώσει τις σκέψεις της。Μαζί με την κόρη της Pearl， καρπό της απιστίας της και συνεχής υπενθύμισης αυτής， ένα παιδί διαφορετικό από τ' άλλα， ζουν απομονωμένες χωρίς να συμμετέχουν στα κοινά。Βέβαια μερίδιο ευθύνης και σχεδόν το ίδιο αμαρτωλοί θεωρούνται και ο Dimmesdale αλλά και ο Chillingworth， ο πρώτος που δεν υπερασπίζεται την Hester καθότι το έτερο ήμισυ της απιστίας， δεν απελευθερώνεται ο ίδιος από την συνενοχή παρά πολύ αργά και ο δεύτερος ως απατημένος σύζυγος δεν θέλει να νιώσει την αποστροφή του κόσμου και χαρακτηρισμού αυτού。Έτσι πορεύεται στη μοναξιά της， φέροντας το κεντημένο κόκκινο γράμμα Α στο στήθος της， δηλώνοντας τη λέξη: Adultery που σταδιακά μετατρέπεται σε: Able， λόγω της ικανότητας της να φανεί ικανή να προχωρήσει και να δημιουργήσει。Οι δρόμοι που χρειάζεται να διαβεί από την πράξη της αμαρτίας της， στην αποδοχή， στη ντροπή，στις τύψεις， στη μετάνοια και την απελευθέρωση， είναι αυτοί που λυτρώνουν （εν μέρει） την ανθρώπινη ψυχή που εκ φύσεως απαρτίζεται από αρχέγονα πάθη και σκοτεινά σημεία💜📚 。。。more
toulouse ☼
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This was interesting。 I don’t think I fully grasped everything that I was meant to， but it was intriguing and entertaining for the couple of hours that the audiobook lasted for。
Angie
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Very lengthy in parts， but overall， I thought it was an interesting read！
Mimsy
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Nathaniel Hawthorne is a professional flop and this book serves as a physical embodiment of his flopiness。 He should've put the pen down and gone back to bed。 Absolute literary terrorism for so many children across America。 Hester is kinda mother slayer though so it gets 2 stars solely for her。 Nathaniel Hawthorne is a professional flop and this book serves as a physical embodiment of his flopiness。 He should've put the pen down and gone back to bed。 Absolute literary terrorism for so many children across America。 Hester is kinda mother slayer though so it gets 2 stars solely for her。 。。。more
rieke。reads
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CAWPILE: 5。00/10。00I'll admit， I ended up enjoying the LibriVox audiobook。 Cori Samuel managed to breathe life into this otherwise boring novel and its characters。 She made this at least somewhat good。 I loved the different voices she used for the characters！ Gave them certainly more personality than the writer。So if you decide to put yourself through this hell， try to at least bless your ears by going with some audiobook （free public domain ones， please don't pay for it） and thank me later。To b CAWPILE: 5。00/10。00I'll admit， I ended up enjoying the LibriVox audiobook。 Cori Samuel managed to breathe life into this otherwise boring novel and its characters。 She made this at least somewhat good。 I loved the different voices she used for the characters！ Gave them certainly more personality than the writer。So if you decide to put yourself through this hell， try to at least bless your ears by going with some audiobook （free public domain ones， please don't pay for it） and thank me later。To be honest， I'm glad I decided to read this mixed media （audiobook + physical copy） because the suffering through this is real。 The writing is convoluted， full of *symbolism* and it has this certain air of pretentiousness。 It's pure torture。The story itself is good but lacks the drama I hoped it would bring。 You get the sparks but not the hellfire。 It was probably too spicy for Hawthorne and the time it was published but then again。。。 other authors didn't shy away to call people out or show some drama。There was tons of religious talk which makes sense for the setting yet it remains on the surface level and ends up leading into nothing。 Same for most of the characters （although Hester & Pearl had pretty good beginnings of 'deeper'， fleshed-out characters）。Lastly， I absolutely hate the use of the word 'bosom' throughout this。 For this alone it would deserve a lower rating but I'm gracious， because - again - the audio book was actually good。 。。。more
SG
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2。5/5⭐️
♥ Morgan
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*3。4This actually wasn't as bad as people made it out to be。 I loved hester and pearl。 Everyone else not so much *3。4This actually wasn't as bad as people made it out to be。 I loved hester and pearl。 Everyone else not so much 。。。more
leaf loves the moon
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often times this was beautifully written。 certain descriptions were dragged out too much for me to find interest in them， but the i found the visualise to still be great。 pearl is lowkey a slay！
Juan Carlos de la Cruz Lopez
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Hermoso。OscuroTétricoMágicoDramáticoLa escena principal se me hizo tan teatral que puedo verla montada en un escenario。 Todo lo que sucede es tan real， tan magico， tan oscuro。Es un libro maraviloosoMe encantó encontrarlo en mi vida
Sophie
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the beginning which framed the story made me want to place a B on my chest for Boredom， but after that it was good。
Simge Doğarca
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I finally got the chance to read this book for my literature classes and it was just like dipping myself in a bowl of fire。 No matter how the story is told-not necessarily degrading or underestimating， just in case it was not your cup of tea since i have seen many people criticizing harshly- it will stick to your mind and make you feel like swimming in muddy waters。 I felt as sick as Dimmesdale， the burning letter on my chest and the chill of the heights。 Would definitely recommend everyone and I finally got the chance to read this book for my literature classes and it was just like dipping myself in a bowl of fire。 No matter how the story is told-not necessarily degrading or underestimating， just in case it was not your cup of tea since i have seen many people criticizing harshly- it will stick to your mind and make you feel like swimming in muddy waters。 I felt as sick as Dimmesdale， the burning letter on my chest and the chill of the heights。 Would definitely recommend everyone and rating it 5/5。 Atmosphere is everything！！！ 。。。more
Allyson
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I thought at first I was going to hate the book， and it was a little slow at some points （especially since I was taking lots of notes） but the story had lots of depth and value。 It took some time to get used to Hawthorne’s writing， but I appreciated how he wrote the story and I think his writing made me appreciate the story he was telling more。 The character development was wonderfully written too， and I liked how he described how they changed and why they were changing。 I am glad I am finally d I thought at first I was going to hate the book， and it was a little slow at some points （especially since I was taking lots of notes） but the story had lots of depth and value。 It took some time to get used to Hawthorne’s writing， but I appreciated how he wrote the story and I think his writing made me appreciate the story he was telling more。 The character development was wonderfully written too， and I liked how he described how they changed and why they were changing。 I am glad I am finally done with it 😆 。。。more
Carrie
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Forse avevo aspettative troppo alte su questo classico che mi ha sempre incuriosita。 Purtroppo ho avuto difficoltà a entrare in sintonia con i protagonisti， eccetto in alcuni momenti in cui riuscivo a immergermi nella lettura dimenticandomi del resto。
Rachel T
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A classic but not my style
Susan
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A Classic。 I felt the need to read this after I read Hester （Thank you again NetGalley） which is the story of the inspiration of the Scarlet Letter。 I listened to the audio book and I am glad I did because the long， long， descriptive sentences in olde time phrasing would have done me in。 The Scarlet Letter is the story of Hester Pryne who bears a child as an unwed woman in Salem。 She is spared her life even though she will not divulge the name of the child's father providing that she wears a sca A Classic。 I felt the need to read this after I read Hester （Thank you again NetGalley） which is the story of the inspiration of the Scarlet Letter。 I listened to the audio book and I am glad I did because the long， long， descriptive sentences in olde time phrasing would have done me in。 The Scarlet Letter is the story of Hester Pryne who bears a child as an unwed woman in Salem。 She is spared her life even though she will not divulge the name of the child's father providing that she wears a scarlet letter on her cloak every day。 The A is to mark her as an adulteress （even though is wasn't married so couldn't have committed adultery。） Hester is a strong woman who bears the weight of her actions and the actions of the men in her society。 。。。more
Hannah Odell
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Made me believe reading was a skill and an integral one to the whole of human experience。 The drama！
Courtney Daling
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so hard to read i cant
Ptaylor
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Somehow I made it through high school and college without reading The Scarlet Letter。 Now that I've listened to it while on a trip， I'm glad I didn't have to waste my time。 Hester has some admirable qualities， but she's a doormat。 The novel is outdated。 Somehow I made it through high school and college without reading The Scarlet Letter。 Now that I've listened to it while on a trip， I'm glad I didn't have to waste my time。 Hester has some admirable qualities， but she's a doormat。 The novel is outdated。 。。。more
Maulida
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Ceritanya not bad， tapi format penulisannya yang berbentuk paragraf panjang dan berisi banyak kalimat metaforik khas novel klasik cukup membuat pusing saat membacanya。Daripada memahami jalan pikiran Hester， lebih mudah untuk memahami penderitaan yang dialami oleh Dimmesdale karena penggambaran deritanya yang sangat rinci。 Kalau membaca literatur abad ke-19 dan awal abad ke-20， ternyata masyarakatnya masih sangat relijius ya， sama seperti di Indonesia yang penerapan nilai keagamaannya masih sanga Ceritanya not bad， tapi format penulisannya yang berbentuk paragraf panjang dan berisi banyak kalimat metaforik khas novel klasik cukup membuat pusing saat membacanya。Daripada memahami jalan pikiran Hester， lebih mudah untuk memahami penderitaan yang dialami oleh Dimmesdale karena penggambaran deritanya yang sangat rinci。 Kalau membaca literatur abad ke-19 dan awal abad ke-20， ternyata masyarakatnya masih sangat relijius ya， sama seperti di Indonesia yang penerapan nilai keagamaannya masih sangat kental。 Apalagi cerita The Scarlet Letter ini latar waktunya sekitar abad ke-17， ketika Amerika belum memisahkan antara hukum agama dan hukum negara， jadi ketika membaca apa yang dialami Hester karena berzina tuh kaya。。。。 terlalu gimana gitu kalau dibandingkan dengan Amerika zaman sekarang yang bahkan sex di luar nikah udah dianggap biasa aja。 。。。more
Alberony Martínez
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El sueño del éxito literario de Nathaniel Hawthorne， se incubó en su imaginación con la apuesta que le iba a representar este libro recién concluido， el cual le sería su mayor indicador para el reconocimiento， pero también para el ensanchamiento de sus cuentas。 Demoró veinticinco años de paciente esfuerzo literario para lograr el éxito con esta novela， de la cual no se vendieron más de 7，800 ejemplares， solo agenciándose 1，500 dólares， cuando apenas contaba con cuarenta y seis años。 No constituy El sueño del éxito literario de Nathaniel Hawthorne， se incubó en su imaginación con la apuesta que le iba a representar este libro recién concluido， el cual le sería su mayor indicador para el reconocimiento， pero también para el ensanchamiento de sus cuentas。 Demoró veinticinco años de paciente esfuerzo literario para lograr el éxito con esta novela， de la cual no se vendieron más de 7，800 ejemplares， solo agenciándose 1，500 dólares， cuando apenas contaba con cuarenta y seis años。 No constituyó una gran riqueza， pues la mayoría de la gente no sabía leer y eran pocos los que tenían dinero para comprar libros。El poeta y ensayista británico W。 H。 Auden en una ocasión se preguntó «¿Qué significa en el fondo el éxito literario？ Verse condenado por personas que no han leído las obras que uno haya escrito， verse imitado por personas que carecen de talento。 Sólo hay dos clases de gloria literaria que vale la pena conquistar， aunque el escritor que conquiste cualquiera de las dos no lo sabrá。 Una consiste en haber sido el escritor， tal vez un escritor menor， en cuya obra un gran maestro halla， generaciones más tarde， una clave esencial para la resolución de un determinado problema; la otra consiste en convertirse para todos en ejemplo de una vida dedicada， “ser invocado en secreto， retratado， colocado por mano de un extraño en el santuario más secreto de sus pensamientos， de modo que le sirva de testigo， juez， padre y reverenciado mentor”»。La letra escarlata es la historia de Hester Prynne， una mujer encarcelada， avergonzada públicamente y obligada a llevar una 'A' escarlata por cometer adulterio y tener una hija ilegítima， Pearl。 En su pequeño pueblo puritano， Hester y su hija luchan por sobrevivir， pero en este mordaz estudio de la tensión entre la existencia privada y la pública， la fuerza interior y la tranquila dignidad de Hester Prynne significan que con frecuencia se la ha visto como una de las primeras grandes heroínas de ficción estadounidense。Para Hester Prynne， ni la hostilidad ni el fastidio que le propinaba la sociedad ya le era un aguijón， sino que luchó contra la gente más despótica bajo el silencio， que a modo de chisme la sociedad， y porque no decirlo el clero （“Los gobernantes， los sabios y los letrados de la comunidad demoraron más que el pueblo en reconocer la influencia de las buenas cualidades de Hester。 Los prejuicios que con él compartían estaban reforzados en ellos por un esquema de razonamientos férreos que dificultaban su expulsión。”） querían saber quién era participe de su pecado。 Sí que se sometió a los peores abusos， sin reclamos de compasión por estos sufrimientos。 La estima de la vergüenza era mullido almohadón para la frente que necesitaría apoyo。 “La letra era el símbolo de su vocación。” La cual daba su propia interpretación， diciendo que era «Aptitud»， mas no «Adulterio»。 Prynee no vacilaba en reconocer su hermandad con los seres humanos， quien siendo costurera pudiera pedir ayuda。 “Nadie era tan pronto como ella para dar de su escaso peculio a fin de ayudar a los pobres en sus necesidades; aunque el amargado mendigo retribuyera con un insulto la comida que se le traía diariamente a su puerta”。 La letra escarlata le producía el poder en sus particularidades， concedía una especia de carácter milagroso al caminar con seguridad en medio de cualquier peligro， sus pensamientos e inteligencia， cambiaban la moneda por el sentimiento y la pasión。 Su pecado no estaba en la sabana， sino en la interpretación que los jugadores quisieron dar a su imaginación “Sin tener ya nada que perder ante los ojos del mundo y sin ninguna esperanza ni deseo， al menos aparentemente， de obtener nada， sólo podía atribuírsele un verdadero respeto y amor por la virtud， que había devuelto a la pobre vagabunda a la senda del bien。” Transitaba bajo el carruaje de la humildad， que con su suave influencia diera una interpretación a la imaginación popular。La letra escarlata es un ejemplo del género romántico。 De hecho， el título original de la novela era La letra escarlata: un romance。 Si bien hoy en día pensamos en los romances como historias de amor， y La letra escarlata sí contiene escenas de amor entre sus dos protagonistas， el término romance tal como lo usa Hawthorne se refiere a una obra de ficción que no se adhiere estrictamente a la realidad。 En el prefacio del libro， Hawthorne define el romance como algo que tiene lugar "en algún lugar entre el mundo real y el país de las hadas， donde lo Real y lo Imaginario pueden encontrarse， y cada uno se impregna de la naturaleza del otro"。 La letra escarlata mezcla lo real en forma de un escenario históricamente preciso， personajes creíbles y diálogos realistas con elementos de lo imaginario， como la "A" gigante que ilumina el cielo nocturno y la extraña marca grabada a fuego en el pecho de Dimmesdale。 Estos efectos de otro mundo realzan el sentido del drama en la historia y transmiten la sensación de que， si bien la historia exacta probablemente no sea cierta， transmite una verdad emocional más profunda que supera los detalles específicos de la historia。Es un texto el cual debemos ir a su ritmo para ir descifrando los temas que el autor nos quiere relatar: la lucha del bosque y la ciudad， el aislamiento， el rol de la mujer， el significado del secreto y el ocultamiento， la interpretación del pecado para una sociedad bajo los lineamientos del puritanismo con unos arquetipos rígidos。 。。。more
Sabrina
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took a month to readgood and engaging in the beginning the middle feels like you are dying a slow deatha quick plot twist ending
Lauren Golla
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I was distracted the entire book due to the fact that someone went through the excruciating， AGONIZING pain of childbirth， just for their child to be named HESTER fucking PRYNNE
Holly is Happy Reading
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Set in the 17th century， Hester Prynne has a daughter， Pearl but is shamed with the letter A on her bosom for sin in her community。 I just didn’t connect with this。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Scarlet Letter
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Scarlet Letter&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Scarlet Letter&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0