The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 24

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

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The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 23

The revelation of the scarlet letter.

Illustration: “Shall we not meet again?” from the 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter published by Charles R. Osgood & Co. in Boston. Courtesy of hawthorneinsalem.org

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The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 22

Hester Prynne, Pearl … and a few others … wonder about Arthur Dimmesdale’s radical change of mood.

Illustration: “New England Worthies” from the 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter published by Charles R. Osgood & Co.

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The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 21

Roger Chillingworth learns of Hester Prynne’s secret plan.

Illustration: “Smile with a sinister meaning” from the 1878 edition of The Scarlet Letter published by Charles R. Osgood & Co. in Boston. Courtesy of hawthorneinsalem.org

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The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 20

As he tries to find his true self, Arthur Dimmesdale encounters several temptations to act wickedly.

Illustration: Wood engraving by Barry Moser for the Pennyroyal Press from the January 1991 edition of the Essex Institute Historical Collection, vol. 127, no. 1; originally printed in 1984 edition of The Scarlet Letter(New York: Harcourt Brace and Jovanovich, 1984) Referring to the image in the 1984 HBJ edition, Dr. Rita Gollin, author of the essay “The Scarlet Letter,” points out that “Mosler’s images play an active interpretive role in this edition, particularly this final image showing Arthur Dimmesdale with his eyes downcast and the scar of an ‘A’ clearly visible on his chest.” Courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum and hawthorneinsalem.

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The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 19

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.

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The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 18

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. Courtesy of hawthorneinsalem.

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The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 17

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 by A.V.S. Anthony. Courtesy of hawthorneinsalem.

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