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. The poemâs evocation of triumph overshadowed by despair spoke to readers throughout the shattered nation, and it was widely reprinted and published in anthologies. O Captain!