The Scarlet Letter
what are the allusions made in the scarlet letter
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In my native town of Salem, at the head of what, half a century ago, in the days of old King Derby; was a bustling wharf . . .
This is an allusion to Elias Hasket Derby (1739–1799) : a wealthy well-known merchants in Salem, Massachusetts.