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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 historical novel The Scarlet Letter explores guilt, revenge, and redemption in colonial America. Hawthorne blends supernatural elements with psychological insight in his story of one woman’s public punishment for adultery. Read The Scarlet Letter here, with side-by-side No Fear translations into modern English.
- The Custom House: Introductory to The Scarlet Letter
- Chapter 1: The Prison Door
- Chapter 2: The Marketplace
- Chapter 3: The Recognition
- Chapter 4: The Interview
- Chapter 5: Hester at Her Needle
- Chapter 6: Pearl
- Chapter 7: The Governor’s Hall
- Chapter 8: The Elf-Child and the Minister
- Chapter 9: The Leech
- Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient
- Chapter 11: Inside a Heart
- Chapter 12: The Minister’s Vigil
- Chapter 13: Another View of Hester
- Chapter 14: Hester and the Doctor
- Chapter 15: Hester and Pearl
- Chapter 16: A Forest Walk
- Chapter 17: The Pastor and His Parishioner
- Chapter 18: A Flood of Sunshine
- Chapter 19: The Child at the Brookside
- Chapter 20: The Minister in a Maze
- Chapter 21: The New England Holiday
- Chapter 22: The Procession
- Chapter 23: The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter
- Chapter 24: Conclusion
