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| THE GORGON'S HEAD. | |
| Tanglewood Porch.—Introductory to The Gorgon's Head | 1 |
| The Gorgon's Head | 7 |
| Tanglewood Porch.—After the Story | 39 |
| THE GOLDEN TOUCH. | |
| Shadow Brook.—Introductory to The Golden Touch | 42 |
| The Golden Touch | 46 |
| Shadow Brook.—After the Story | 69 |
| THE PARADISE OF CHILDREN. | |
| Tanglewood Play-Room.—Introductory to The Paradise of Children | 73 |
| The Paradise of Children | 78 |
| Tanglewood Play-Room.—After the Story | 100 |
| THE THREE GOLDEN APPLES. | |
| Tanglewood Fireside.—Introductory to The Three Golden Apples | 102 |
| The Three Golden Apples | 109 |
| Tanglewood Fireside.—After the Story | 136 |
| THE MIRACULOUS PITCHER. | |
| The Hill-Side.—Introductory to The Miraculous Pitcher | 140 |
| The Miraculous Pitcher | 144 |
| The Hill-Side.—After the Story | 170 |
| THE CHIMÆRA. | |
| Bald-Summit.—Introductory to The Chimæra | 172 |
| The Chimæra | 176 |
| Bald-Summit.—After the Story | 206 |
| The Minotaur |
| The Pygmies |
| The Dragon's Teeth |
| Circe's Palace |
| The Pomegranate Seeds |
| The Golden Fleece |
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| The Custom House.—Introductory | 1 | |
| THE SCARLET LETTER. | ||
| I. | The Prison-Door | 51 |
| II. | The Market-Place | 54 |
| III. | The Recognition | 68 |
| IV. | The Interview | 80 |
| V. | Hester at her Needle | 90 |
| VI. | Pearl | 104 |
| VII. | The Governor's Hall | 118 |
| VIII. | The Elf-Child and the Minister | 129 |
| IX. | The Leech | 142 |
| X. | The Leech and his Patient | 155 |
| XI. | The Interior of a Heart | 168 |
| XII. | The Minister's Vigil | 177 |
| XIII. | Another View of Hester | 193 |
| XIV. | Hester and the Physician | 204 |
| XV. | Hester and Pearl | 212 |
| XVI. | A Forest Walk | 223 |
| XVII. | The Pastor and his Parishioner | 231 |
| XVIII. | A Flood of Sunshine | 245 |
| XIX. | The Child at the Brook-side | 253 |
| XX. | The Minister in a Maze | 264 |
| XXI. | The New England Holiday | 277 |
| XXII. | The Procession | 288 |
| XXIII. | The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter | 302 |
| XXIV. | Conclusion | 315 |
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| The Custom-House | 1 |
| The Prison Door | 49 |
| Vignette,—Wild Rose | 51 |
| The Gossips | 57 |
| “Standing on the Miserable Eminence” | 65 |
| “She was led back to Prison” | 78 |
| “The Eyes of the wrinkled Scholar glowed” | 87 |
| The Lonesome Dwelling | 93 |
| Lonely Footsteps | 99 |
| Vignette | 104 |
| A touch of Pearl's baby-hand | 113 |
| Vignette | 118 |
| The Governor's Breastplate | 125 |
| “Look thou to it! I will not lose the child!” | 135 |
| The Minister and Leech | 148 |
| The Leech and his Patient | 165 |
| The Virgins of the Church | 172 |
| “They stood in the noon of that strange splendor” | 185 |
| Hester in the House of Mourning | 195 |
| Mandrake | 211 |
| “He gathered herbs here and there” | 213 |
| Pearl on the Sea-Shore | 217 |
| “Wilt thou yet forgive me?” | 237 |
| A Gleam of Sunshine | 249 |
| The Child at the Brook-Side | 257 |
| Chillingworth,—“Smile with a sinister meaning” | 287 |
| New England Worthies | 289 |
| “Shall we not meet again?” | 311 |
| Hester's Return | 320 |