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The Scarlet Letter – Chapter 8
Hester Prynne pleads her case and the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale voices a strong opinion as well. Illustration: “Look thou to it! I will not lose the child!” from chapter entitled “The Elf-child and the Minister” – the 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter published by Charles R. Osgood & Co. in Boston. Illustration drawn [...]
Continue reading...The Scarlet Letter – Chapter 10
Sunday, May 20, 2007
What secret lies in the heart of Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale? What evil lurks in the the heart of old Roger Chillingworth? Illustration:”The Leech and his Patient” from the 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter published by Charles R. Osgood & Co. in Boston. Illustration drawn by Mary Hallock Foote and engraved by A.V.S. Anthony. [...]
Continue reading...The Scarlet Letter – Chapter 17
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Hester Prynne and the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale meet to discuss their past and their future. Illustration: “Wilt thou yet forgive me?” from chapter entitled “The Pastor and His Parishoner” in The Scarlet Letter — the 1878 edition published by Charles R. Osgood & Co. in Boston. Illustration drawn by Mary Hallock Foote and engraved [...]
Continue reading...The Scarlet Letter – Chapter 18
Friday, May 11, 2007
In the forest, Hester Prynne and Mr. Dimmesdale plan to flee from the shame and stain of their past. Together. Illustration: from Chapter entitled “A Flood of Sunshine” in the 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter published by Charles R. Osgood & Co. in Boston. Drawn by Mary Hallock Foote and engraved by A.V.S. Anthony. [...]
Continue reading...The Scarlet Letter – Chapter 19
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Pearl refuses to greet the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale, sensing that he is now a rival for her mother’s love. Illustration: from the 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter published by Charles R. Osgood & Co. in Boston. Illustration drawn by Mary Hallock Foote and engraved by A.V.S. Anthony. Courtesy of hawthorneinsalem. [audio:http://media.blubrry.com/greatbooks/greatbooksaudio.com/audio/chapter19-scarletletter.mp3] If [...]
Continue reading...The Scarlet Letter – Chapter 24
Saturday, May 5, 2007
The Conclusion: “On a field, Sable; the letter A, Gules*.” (*Gules is the color red in heraldry.) Illustration: “Hester’s Return” from the 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter published by Charles R. Osgood & Co. in Boston. Courtesy of hawthorneinsalem.org [audio:http://media.blubrry.com/greatbooks/greatbooksaudio.com/audio/chapter24-scarletletter.mp3] If you liked listening to it, please digg it: // Next: The War of [...]
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Monday, May 21, 2007
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