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  2. Ann Hibbins - Wikipedia

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    Her death by hanging was the third for witchcraft in Boston and predated the Salem witch trials of 1692. [1] [2] Hibbins was later fictionalized in Nathaniel Hawthorne's famous novel The Scarlet Letter. [3] A wealthy widow, Hibbins was the sister-in-law by marriage to Massachusetts governor Richard Bellingham.

  3. Nathaniel Hawthorne - Wikipedia

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    The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864.

  4. Hester Prynne - Wikipedia

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    "Hester Prynne & Pearl before the stocks", an illustration by Mary Hallock Foote from an 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter. Hester Prynne is the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter. She is portrayed as a woman condemned by her Puritan neighbors for having a child out of wedlock. The character has been called ...

  5. The Scarlet Letter - Wikipedia

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    The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. [2] Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.

  6. Lee Eun-ju - Wikipedia

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    Her friends and colleagues have held memorials for Lee every year since her death. The 2007 event was marked by a music CD released in her name, featuring remastered versions of her cover performance of The Corrs' "Only When I Sleep" from The Scarlet Letter, as well as tribute performances by her friends in the entertainment industry.

  7. What I learned about getting older: The scarlet letter ‘A’ is ...

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    In our youth-obsessed society, “aging” truly has become a four-letter word. Skip to main content. 24/7 ...

  8. A death row inmate's letters: Read vulnerable, angry thoughts ...

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    As Freddie Eugene Owens lives the last hours of his life, USA TODAY is sharing some of the South Carolina death row inmate's handwritten letters to a woman he loved. At times furious and at others ...

  9. Elizabeth Pain - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Pain (c. 1652 – 26 November 1704), sometimes spelled Elizabeth Paine or Elisabeth Payne, was a settler in colonial Boston who was brought to trial after the death of her child. She was acquitted of the murder charge but found guilty of negligence, fined, and flogged.