The Scarlet LetterThe story The Scarlet Letter revolves around a woman named Hester who has committed adultery. Consequently, she is subjected to punishment according to Bible rules which were strictly followed then. Hester is condemned for life and is forced to wear a scarlet symbol as a punishment for her sin.... |
Contents
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Chapter I | 1 |
Chapter VIII | 68 |
Chapter IX | 80 |
Chapter X | 92 |
Chapter XI | 105 |
Chapter XII | 114 |
Chapter XIII | 129 |
Chapter XVI | 156 |
Chapter XVII | 164 |
Chapter XVIII | 176 |
Chapter XIX | 184 |
Chapter XX | 193 |
Chapter XXI | 207 |
Chapter XXII | 218 |
Chapter XXIII | 231 |
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Page vi - This old town of Salem — my native place, though I have dwelt much away from it, both in boyhood and maturer years — possesses, or did possess, a hold on my affections, the force of which I have never realized during my seasons of actual residence here. Indeed, so far as its physical aspect is concerned, with its flat, unvaried surface, covered chiefly with wooden houses, few or none of which pretend to architectural beauty...