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    THE SCARLET LETTER        First of all, I would like to briefly tell you about the book. It is one of the first works of American literature, perhaps the most famous Scarlet Letter or, as it is also called, the Red Stain. The author of the book, Nathaniel Hawthorne, tells the reader in detail about his own life and the circumstances of that time in the Custom House section. Nathaniel Hawthorne, previously working in the customs office, loses his political position because of the newly elected government and begins to write The Scarlet Letter. The purpose of The Scarlet Letter manuscript is a handwriting he found while working at the customs office and a piece of fabric found on it. The letter "A", located on the piece of fabric, attracts your attention and he's reading the manuscript of a man named Jonathan Poe. He is editing a book called The Scarlet Letter because of that manuscript and the letter "A" on the piece of fabric in his hand. So, it...