| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 27094 |
| QUOTATION: | On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864), U.S. author. The Scarlet Letter, ch. 2 (1850).
Referring to the scarlet letter of Hester Prynne, standing for Adulteress. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Hawthorne Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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