纳撒尼尔·霍桑著的《红字（英文版）》讲述了发生在北美殖民时期的恋爱悲剧。
女主人公海丝特·白兰嫁给了医生奇灵渥斯，他们之间却没有爱情。在孤独中白兰与牧师丁梅斯代尔相恋并生下女儿珠儿。白兰被当众惩罚，戴上标志“通奸”的红色A字示众。然而白兰坚贞不屈，拒不说出孩子的父亲，勇敢接受惩罚，直面一切耻辱。
小说惯用象征手法，人物、情节和语言都颇具主观想象色彩，在描写中又常把人的心理活动和直觉放在首位。因此，它不仅是美国浪漫主义小说的代表作，同时也被称作是美国心理分析小说的开创篇。

The Custom-House:Introductory
Chapter 01
The Prison-Door
Chapter 02
The Market-Place
Chapter 03
The Recognition]
Chapter 04
The Interview
Chapter 05
Hester at Her Needle
Chapter 06
Pearl
Chapter 07
The Governor's Hall
Chapter 08
The Elf-child and the Minister
Chapter 09
The Leech
Chapter 10
The Leech and His Patient
Chapter 11
The Interior of a Heart
Chapter 12
The Minister's Vigil
Chapter 13
Another View of Hester
Chapter 14
Hester and the Physician
Chapter 15
Hester and Pearl
Chapter 16
A Forest Walk
Chapter 17
The Pastor and His Parishioner
Chapter 18
A Flood of Sunshine
Chapter 19
The Child at the Brook-Side
Chapter 20
The Minister in a Maze
Chapter 21
The New England Holiday
Chapter 22
The Procession
Chapter 23
The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter
Chapter 24
Conclusion