The Scarlet Letter

Hester Prynn carries with her a mark signifying adultery, a true sin in 17th century Puritan Boston. The red letter A on her clothing brings public shame, but she will not name the father of her daughter, Pearl, no matter the threat to her own reputation and her life.

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• Introductory: The Custom House
• 1: The Prison Door
• 2: The Market-Place
• 3: The Recognition
• 4: The Interview
• 5: Hester at her Needle
• 6: Pearl
• 7: The Governor's Hall
• 8: The Elf-Child and the Minister
• 9: The Leech
• 10: The Leech and his Patient
• 11: The Interior of a Heart
• 12: The Minister's Vigil
• 13: Another View of Hester
• 14: Hester and the Physician
• 15: Hester and Pearl
• 16: A Forest Walk
• 17: The Pastor and his Parishioner
• 18: A Flood of Sunshine
• 19: The Child at the Brookside
• 20: The Minister in a Maze
• 21: The New England Holiday
• 22: The Procession
• 23: The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter
• 24: Conclusion