《红字》讲述的是一个发生在北美殖民时期的恋爱悲剧。女主人公赫丝特•普林嫁给了医生齐林沃思，他们之间却没有爱情。在孤独中普林与牧师丁梅斯代尔相恋并生下女儿珠儿。普林被当众惩罚，戴上红色A字示众。然而普林坚贞不屈，拒不说出孩子的父亲是谁。若干年后，珠儿长大成人并安家立业，而赫丝特却回到波士顿，仍带着那个红色的A字，用自己 “崇高的道德和助人精神”，把耻辱的红字变成了道德与光荣的象征，直到老死。
CONTENTS
THE CUSTOM-HOUSE......................................................................... 1
CHAPTER 1 THE PRISON-DOOR..................................................... 1
CHAPTER 2 THE MARKET-PLACE................................................. 3
CHAPTER 3 THE RECOGNITION.................................................. 14
CHAPTER 4 THE INTERVIEW........................................................ 24
CHAPTER 5 HESTER AT HER NEEDLE........................................ 32
CHAPTER 6 PEARL.......................................................................... 43
CHAPTER 7 THE GOVERNOR’S HALL........................................ 54
CHAPTER 8 THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER................... 62
CHAPTER 9 THE LEECH................................................................. 72
CHAPTER 10 THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT............................. 83
CHAPTER 11 THE INTERIOR OF A HEART................................. 94
CHAPTER 12 THE MINISTER’S VIGIL....................................... 102
CHAPTER 13 ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER.............................. 114
CHAPTER 14 HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN........................... 123
CHAPTER 15 HESTER AND PEARL............................................ 130
CHAPTER 16 A FOREST WALK.................................................... 138
CHAPTER 17 THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER............... 145
CHAPTER 18 A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE....................................... 155
CHAPTER 19 THE CHILD AT THE BROOKSIDE....................... 162
CHAPTER 20 THE MINISTER IN A MAZE.................................. 170
CHAPTER 21 THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY.......................... 182
CHAPTER 22 THE PROCESSION................................................. 192
CHAPTER 23 THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER....204
CHAPTER 24 CONCLUSION........................................................ 214
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