In an 1850 novel, John Wilson & Arthur Dimmesdale plead with her to name her lover (a knotty situation for ol' Art)
... John Wilson the Reverend John Wilson (1588-1667), a 
minster who was... [DOC] [TLE] The Scarlet Letter - Wikipedia [PAR] The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, 
written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne.