THE SCARLET LETTER 1
Preface to the Second Edition 1
The Custom-House-Introductory 3
I The Prison-Door 47
II The Market-Place 49
III The Recognition 60
IV The Interview 70
V Hester at Her Needle 78
VI Pearl 89
VII The Covernor s Hall 100
VIII The Elf-Child and the Minister 108
IX The Leech 118
X The Leech and His Patient 129
XI The Interior of a Heart 139
XII The Minister s Vigil 147
XIII Another View of Hester 159
XIV Hester and the Physician 168
XV Hester and Pearl 175
XVI A Forest Walk 182
XVII The Pastor and His Parishioner 189
XVIII A Flood of Sunshine 199
XIX The Child at the Brook-Side 206
XX The Minister in a Maze 214
XXI The New England Holiday 226
XXII The Procession 236
XXIII The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter 248
XXIV Conclusion 258
Explanatory Notes 265
Select Bibliography 294