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The Marble Faun
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A Roman romance of art, innocence, secrecy, and guilt by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun moves through Rome’s galleries, ruins, and Catholic atmosphere as artists and friends face crime, conscience, and moral awakening. Hawthorne’s last completed romance is rich in art history, symbolism, Italian setting, and the psychology of guilt.
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The Marble Faun
or The Romance of Monte Beni
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
In Two Volumes
This is Volume One
Volume I
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- 01Full text
- 02I MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
- 03II THE FAUN
- 04III SUBTERRANEAN REMINISCENCES
- 05IV THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB
- 06V MIRIAM’S STUDIO
- 07VI THE VIRGIN’S SHRINE
- 08VII BEATRICE
- 09VIII THE SUBURBAN VILLA
- 10IX THE FAUN AND NYMPH
- 11X THE SYLVAN DANCE
- 12XI FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES
- 13XII A STROLL ON THE PINCIAN
- 14XIII A SCULPTOR’S STUDIO
- 15XIV CLEOPATRA
- 16XV AN AESTHETIC COMPANY
- 17XVI A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE
- 18XVII MIRIAM’S TROUBLE
- 19XVIII ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE
- 20XIX THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION
- 21XX THE BURIAL CHANT
- 22XXI THE DEAD CAPUCHIN
- 23XXII THE MEDICI GARDENS
- 24XXIII MIRIAM AND HILDA
- 25XXIV THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES
- 26XXV SUNSHINE
- 27XXVI THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI
- 28XXVII MYTHS
- 29XXVIII THE OWL TOWER
- 30XXIX ON THE BATTLEMENTS
- 31XXX DONATELLO’S BUST
- 32XXXI THE MARBLE SALOON
- 33XXXII SCENES BY THE WAY
- 34XXXIII PICTURED WINDOWS
- 35XXXIV MARKET-DAY IN PERUGIA
- 36XXXV THE BRONZE PONTIFF’S BENEDICTION
- 37XXXVI HILDA’S TOWER
- 38XXXVII THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES
- 39XXXVIII ALTARS AND INCENSE
- 40XXXIX THE WORLD’S CATHEDRAL
- 41XL HILDA AND A FRIEND
- 42XLI SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS
- 43XLII REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM
- 44XLIII THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP
- 45XLIV THE DESERTED SHRINE
- 46XLV THE FLIGHT OF HILDA’S DOVES
- 47XLVI A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA
- 48XLVII THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA
- 49XLVIII A SCENE IN THE CORSO
- 50XLIX A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL
- 51L MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
- 52THE MARBLE FAUN
- 53CHAPTER I
- 54MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
- 55CHAPTER II
- 56THE FAUN
- 57CHAPTER III
- 58SUBTERRANEAN REMINISCENCES
- 59CHAPTER IV
- 60THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB
- 61CHAPTER V
- 62MIRIAM’S STUDIO
- 63CHAPTER VI
- 64THE VIRGIN’S SHRINE
- 65CHAPTER VII
- 66BEATRICE
- 67CHAPTER VIII
- 68THE SUBURBAN VILLA
- 69CHAPTER IX
- 70THE FAUN AND NYMPH
- 71CHAPTER X
- 72THE SYLVAN DANCE
- 73CHAPTER XI
- 74FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES
- 75CHAPTER XII
- 76A STROLL ON THE PINCIAN
- 77CHAPTER XIII
- 78A SCULPTOR’S STUDIO
- 79CHAPTER XIV
- 80CLEOPATRA
- 81CHAPTER XV
- 82AN AESTHETIC COMPANY
- 83CHAPTER XVI
- 84A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE
- 85CHAPTER XVII
- 86MIRIAM’S TROUBLE
- 87CHAPTER XVIII
- 88ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE
- 89CHAPTER XIX
- 90THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION
- 91CHAPTER XX
- 92THE BURIAL CHANT
- 93CHAPTER XXI
- 94THE DEAD CAPUCHIN
- 95CHAPTER XXII
- 96THE MEDICI GARDENS
- 97CHAPTER XXIII
- 98MIRIAM AND HILDA
- 99THE MARBLE FAUN,
- 100BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
- 101I MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
- 102II THE FAUN
- 103III SUBTERRANEAN REMINISCENCES
- 104IV THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB
- 105V MIRIAM’S STUDIO
- 106VI THE VIRGIN’S SHRINE
- 107VII BEATRICE
- 108VIII THE SUBURBAN VILLA
- 109IX THE FAUN AND NYMPH
- 110X THE SYLVAN DANCE
- 111XI FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES
- 112XII A STROLL ON THE PINCIAN
- 113XIII A SCULPTOR’S STUDIO
- 114XIV CLEOPATRA
- 115XV AN AESTHETIC COMPANY
- 116XVI A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE
- 117XVII MIRIAM’S TROUBLE
- 118XVIII ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE
- 119XIX THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION
- 120XX THE BURIAL CHANT
- 121XXI THE DEAD CAPUCHIN
- 122XXII THE MEDICI GARDENS
- 123XXIII MIRIAM AND HILDA
- 124XXIV THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES
- 125XXV SUNSHINE
- 126XXVI THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI
- 127XXVII MYTHS
- 128XXVIII THE OWL TOWER
- 129XXIX ON THE BATTLEMENTS
- 130XXX DONATELLO’S BUST
- 131XXXI THE MARBLE SALOON
- 132XXXII SCENES BY THE WAY
- 133XXXIII PICTURED WINDOWS
- 134XXXIV MARKET-DAY IN PERUGIA
- 135XXXV THE BRONZE PONTIFF’S BENEDICTION
- 136XXXVI HILDA’S TOWER
- 137XXXVII THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES
- 138XXXVIII ALTARS AND INCENSE
- 139XXXIX THE WORLD’S CATHEDRAL
- 140XL HILDA AND A FRIEND
- 141XLI SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS
- 142XLII REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM
- 143XLIII THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP
- 144XLIV THE DESERTED SHRINE
- 145XLV THE FLIGHT OF HILDA’S DOVES
- 146XLVI A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA
- 147XLVII THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA
- 148XLVIII A SCENE IN THE CORSO
- 149XLIX A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL
- 150L MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
- 151THE MARBLE FAUN
- 152CHAPTER XXIV
- 153THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES
- 154CHAPTER XXV
- 155SUNSHINE
- 156CHAPTER XXVI
- 157THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI
- 158CHAPTER XXVII
- 159MYTHS
- 160CHAPTER XXVIII
- 161THE OWL TOWER
- 162CHAPTER XXIX
- 163ON THE BATTLEMENTS
- 164CHAPTER XXX
- 165DONATELLO’S BUST
- 166CHAPTER XXXI
- 167THE MARBLE SALOON
- 168CHAPTER XXXII
- 169SCENES BY THE WAY
- 170CHAPTER XXXIII
- 171PICTURED WINDOWS
- 172CHAPTER XXXIV
- 173MARKET DAY IN PERUGIA
- 174CHAPTER XXXV
- 175THE BRONZE PONTIFF’S BENEDICTION
- 176CHAPTER XXXVI
- 177HILDA’S TOWER
- 178CHAPTER XXXVII
- 179THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES
- 180CHAPTER XXXVIII
- 181ALTARS AND INCENSE
- 182CHAPTER XXXIX
- 183THE WORLD’S CATHEDRAL
- 184CHAPTER XL
- 185HILDA AND A FRIEND
- 186CHAPTER XLI
- 187SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS
- 188CHAPTER XLII
- 189REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM
- 190CHAPTER XLIII
- 191THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP
- 192CHAPTER XLIV
- 193THE DESERTED SHRINE
- 194CHAPTER XLV
- 195THE FLIGHT OF HILDA’S DOVES
- 196CHAPTER XLVI
- 197A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA
- 198CHAPTER XLVII
- 199THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA
- 200CHAPTER XLVIII
- 201A SCENE IN THE CORSO
- 202CHAPTER XLIX
- 203A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL
- 204CHAPTER L
- 205MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
- 206CONCLUSION
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