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Body:	<i>Phyllis, I recently picked up a used copy of The Scarlet Letter, as three of John Updike's novels are supposedly loosely based on it (his so-called 'Scarlet Letter trilogy'). Now I must read Hawthorne's book to see where there are similarities. It turns out that Updike, being from Pennsylvania, had a fascination with James Buchanan (our only president from PA), and wrote both a play and a novel dealing with him. Buchanan and Hawthorne were friends, as Buchanan served as Ambassador to Britain for a time. J.B. is not considered by historians to be a particularly stellar president (he preceded Lincoln); Updike seemed to intimate that he was more misunderstood than anything else. His personal story is maybe more fascinating than his presidency. Like you, I've learned a lot reading fiction, both in terms of historical content, and, for lack of a better word, philosophy.</i> *
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