Wednesday, May 19, 2010

First Lines: Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Scarlet Letter


A throng of bearded men, in sad-colored garments, and gray, steeple-crowned hats, intermixed with women, some wearing hoods and others bare-headed, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes.

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