text: Although Edwin Percy Whipple criticized the "morbid intensity" of this novel, George Eliot applauded it as one of the most "indigenous and masterly productions in American literature.
full_question: Although Edwin Percy Whipple criticized the "morbid intensity" of this novel, George Eliot applauded it as one of the most "indigenous and masterly productions in American literature." The narrator frequently mentions Anne Hutchinson, speculating that the (*) rose bush outside the prison door exists where Hutchinson once stood. This novel deals with sin and guilt, as Arthur Dimmesdale carves an "A" into his chest to match the one that Hester Prynne must wear on her chest. FTP, name this Hawthorne novel that takes place in Puritan Massachussetts.
first_sentence: Although Edwin Percy Whipple criticized the "morbid intensity" of this novel, George Eliot applauded it as one of the most "indigenous and masterly productions in American literature.