A Utah county attorney says he will not pursue criminal charges against this polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show. A federal judge is set to decide whether to allow a lawsuit to move forward that challenges the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law. (AP Photo/TLC, Bryant Livingston, File)
For other uses, see Scarlet Letter (disambiguation). The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book is considered to be his masterwork.
http://www.enotes.com/scarlet-letter/overview. This would be a guide, at least, to give you a general idea. I have to agree that The Scarlet Letter is a very challenging book. Hawthorne's sentence structure is long and complex, and I'm sure you will find many vocabulary words that are new to you.