The Scarlet Letter
About This Book
II. THE MARKET-PLACE. The grass-plot before the jail, in Prison Lane, on a certain summer morning, not less than two centuries ago, was occupied by a pretty large number of the inhabitants of Boston; all with their eyes intently fastened on the iron-clamped oaken door. Amongst any other population, or at a later period in the history of New England, the grim rigidity that petrified the bearded physiognomies of these good people would have augured some awful business in hand. It could have betoke
| Category | general |
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| Subject | Classic fiction: general and literary |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 4 |
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| License | Public Domain |