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I know it's a classic and a must read and I know many of you are more intellectual readers and will enjoy. I enjoyed the historical setting, but struggled with the old english language. I'm willing to give another try. Any ideas on how I could get past the language? Should I get Cliff Notes?

Dahar hah , yeah , the problem is the English , as you are reading some Shakespearean piece of work ,

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Erin A piece written in 1850 is most assuredly not "some Shakespearean piece of work." Hawthorne wrote in Modern English, as did Shakespeare. Granted, some ...more
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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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