# The Scarlet Letter

Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864; Anthony, A. V. S. (Andrew Varick Stout), 1835-1906 [Engraver]; Foote, Mary Hallock, 1847-1938 [Illustrator]; Ipsen, Ludvig Sandöe [Illustrator]

Genre: Banned Books from Anne Haight's list

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25344

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Scarlet+Letter+Hawthorne&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Much to the author’s surprise, and (if he may say so without additional offence) considerably to his amusement, he finds that his sketch of official life, introductory to THE SCARLET LETTER, has created an unprecedented excitement in the respectable community immediately around him. It could hardly have been more violent, indeed, had he burned down the Custom-House, and quenched its last smoking ember in the blood of a certain venerable personage, against whom he is supposed to cherish a peculiar malevolence. As the public disapprobation would weigh very heavily on him, were he conscious of deserving it, the author begs leave to say, that he has carefully read over the introductory pages,...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-scarlet-letter-25344/chapters/21/index.md)