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.
Lincolnâs death inspired Whitman to write one of his most memorable worksâa simple, three-stanza poem of sorrow that bore little resemblance to his other, more experimental writings. O Captain! My Captain! was published in New Yorkâs Saturday Press in November of 1865, and was met with immediate acclaim.