The Scarlet Letter

Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Publication

3/16/1850

Overview

Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel is set in 17th-century Puritan Boston and follows Hester Prynne, who is publicly marked for violating her community's moral code. The story explores guilt, shame, hypocrisy, personal strength, and the possibility of redemption within a harshly judgmental society.

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Content

THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.
I. THE PRISON-DOOR.
II. THE MARKET-PLACE.
III. THE RECOGNITION.
IV. THE INTERVIEW.
V. HESTER AT HER NEEDLE.
VI. PEARL.
VII. THE GOVERNOR’S HALL.
VIII. THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER.
IX. THE LEECH.
X. THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT.
XI. THE INTERIOR OF A HEART.
XII. THE MINISTER’S VIGIL.
XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER.
XIV. HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN.
XV. HESTER AND PEARL.
XVI. A FOREST WALK.
XVII. THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER.
XVIII. A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE.
XIX. THE CHILD AT THE BROOK-SIDE.
XX. THE MINISTER IN A MAZE.
XXI. THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY.
XXII. THE PROCESSION.
XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER.
XXIV. CONCLUSION.