The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
In a rigid Puritan colony, Hester Prynne is branded with a symbol of shame for bearing a child out of wedlock, yet she steadfastly refuses to name the father. As her husband seeks vengeance and her lover suffers in silence, the truth festers beneath the surface of their pious society. This is a tense psychological drama about the high cost of hidden sins.
In a rigid Puritan colony, Hester Prynne is branded with a symbol of shame for bearing a child out of wedlock, yet she steadfastly refuses to name the father. As her husband seeks vengeance and her lover suffers in silence, the truth festers beneath the surface of their pious society. This is a tense psychological drama about the high cost of hidden sins.
THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.
"INTRODUCTORY TO “THE SCARLET LETTER.”It is a little remarkable, that—though disinclined to talk over..."
The Scarlet Letter. I.
"THE PRISON-DOOR.A throng of bearded men, in sad-colored garments, and gray, steeple-crowned hats, in..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. III.
"THE RECOGNITION.From this intense consciousness of being the object of severe and universal observat..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. IV.
"THE INTERVIEW.After her return to the prison, Hester Prynne was found to be in a state of nervous ex..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. V.
"HESTER AT HER NEEDLE.Hester Prynne’s term of confinement was now at an end. Her prison-door was thro..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. VI.
"PEARL.We have as yet hardly spoken of the infant; that little creature, whose innocent life had spru..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. VII.
"THE GOVERNOR’S HALL.Hester Prynne went, one day, to the mansion of Governor Bellingham, with a pair..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. VIII.
"THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER.Governor Bellingham, in a loose gown and easy cap,—such as elderly ge..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. IX.
"THE LEECH.Under the appellation of Roger Chillingworth, the reader will remember, was hidden another..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. X.
"THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT.Old Roger Chillingworth, throughout life, had been calm in temperament, ki..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XI.
"THE INTERIOR OF A HEART.After the incident last described, the intercourse between the clergyman and..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XII.
"THE MINISTER’S VIGIL.Walking in the shadow of a dream, as it were, and perhaps actually under the in..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XIII.
"ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER.In her late singular interview with Mr. Dimmesdale, Hester Prynne was shocked..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XIV.
"HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN.Hester bade little Pearl run down to the margin of the water, and play with..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XV.
"HESTER AND PEARL.So Roger Chillingworth—a deformed old figure, with a face that haunted men’s memori..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XVI.
"A FOREST WALK.Hester Prynne remained constant in her resolve to make known to Mr. Dimmesdale, at wha..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XVII.
"THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER.Slowly as the minister walked, he had almost gone by, before Hester P..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XVIII.
"A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE.Arthur Dimmesdale gazed into Hester’s face with a look in which hope and joy sho..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XIX.
"THE CHILD AT THE BROOK-SIDE.Thou wilt love her dearly,” repeated Hester Prynne, as she and the minis..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XX.
"THE MINISTER IN A MAZE.As the minister departed, in advance of Hester Prynne and little Pearl, he th..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XXI.
"THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY.Betimes in the morning of the day on which the new Governor was to receive h..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XXII.
"THE PROCESSION.Before Hester Prynne could call together her thoughts, and consider what was practica..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XXIII.
"THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER.The eloquent voice, on which the souls of the listening audienc..."
THE SCARLET LETTER. XXIV.
"CONCLUSION.After many days, when time sufficed for the people to arrange their thoughts in reference..."