Today is the anniversary of the publication of Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s The Scarlet Letter. Besides a great tale, The Scarlet Letter also had a wonderful that goes with its own publication.
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1 ) The Scarlet letter is set in 17th century in Puritan Boston between 1642 – 1649.
2 ) The story that Hawthorne planned to publish the book as a novella and was convinced by his publisher to make it a full length novel is untrue.
3 ) The manuscript for the novel was written at 14 Ma.. St., Salem MA at the Peter Edgerley House. The house still stands.
4 ) Hawthorne believed the book would not be popular due to some portions which were “powerfully written”.
5 ) Contradictory to Hawthorne’s forecast, The Scarlet Letter was an instant best seller.
6 ) The Scarlet Letter started Hawthorne’s best period as a literary author.
7 ) Even though the novel sold many copies, it only brought in $1,500 to its author over a period of fourteen years.
8 ) Upon publications, protests arose in Salem due to the town’s depiction.
9 ) In the second edition of The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne wrote an introduction in which he defended his choice to reprint “without the change of a word…”.
10 ) Lastly, The Scarlet Letter was one of the first books to be massed produced in the US.
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Hey Zohar,
I've missed your "Fun Facts Friday" posts. It's been a tough past few months for me, which is why I've been MIA from the blogging/twitter world - but I'm glad to be back! :)
By the way, "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has been one of my favorite books since high school. And I've always thought to myself...I'm NEVER going to live in a town called "Salem"...EVER! (witch hunts, Puritanical evils!) lol :P
Thank you for this wonderful post! :)
Hey Hira, glad you're back.
How is medical school?