(P/B) SCARLET LETTER

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A settler in New England, Hester Prynne has waited two years for her husband, an ageing English scholar, to join her. He arrives to find her in the pillory, a small baby in her arms. She must, as a punishment for her adultery, wear a scarlet 'A' embroidered on her breast and is consequently ostracized by her contemptuous neighbours. Sworn to keep secret the identity of both her husband and her lover, Hester slowly wins the respect of society by her charitable acts. Her own strength and the moral cowardice of the man who allows her to face guilt and shame alone are brought into sharp contrast in a dramatic and harrowing conclusion. (from the publisher)

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Preface to the Second Edition of The Scarlet Letter
THE CUSTOM HOUSE, INTRODUCTORY SKETCH
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