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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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I MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02I MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
  3. 03II THE FAUN
  4. 04III SUBTERRANEAN REMINISCENCES
  5. 05IV THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB
  6. 06V MIRIAM’S STUDIO
  7. 07VI THE VIRGIN’S SHRINE
  8. 08VII BEATRICE
  9. 09VIII THE SUBURBAN VILLA
  10. 10IX THE FAUN AND NYMPH
  11. 11X THE SYLVAN DANCE
  12. 12XI FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES
  13. 13XII A STROLL ON THE PINCIAN
  14. 14XIII A SCULPTOR’S STUDIO
  15. 15XIV CLEOPATRA
  16. 16XV AN AESTHETIC COMPANY
  17. 17XVI A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE
  18. 18XVII MIRIAM’S TROUBLE
  19. 19XVIII ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE
  20. 20XIX THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION
  21. 21XX THE BURIAL CHANT
  22. 22XXI THE DEAD CAPUCHIN
  23. 23XXII THE MEDICI GARDENS
  24. 24XXIII MIRIAM AND HILDA
  25. 25XXIV THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES
  26. 26XXV SUNSHINE
  27. 27XXVI THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI
  28. 28XXVII MYTHS
  29. 29XXVIII THE OWL TOWER
  30. 30XXIX ON THE BATTLEMENTS
  31. 31XXX DONATELLO’S BUST
  32. 32XXXI THE MARBLE SALOON
  33. 33XXXII SCENES BY THE WAY
  34. 34XXXIII PICTURED WINDOWS
  35. 35XXXIV MARKET-DAY IN PERUGIA
  36. 36XXXV THE BRONZE PONTIFF’S BENEDICTION
  37. 37XXXVI HILDA’S TOWER
  38. 38XXXVII THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES
  39. 39XXXVIII ALTARS AND INCENSE
  40. 40XXXIX THE WORLD’S CATHEDRAL
  41. 41XL HILDA AND A FRIEND
  42. 42XLI SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS
  43. 43XLII REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM
  44. 44XLIII THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP
  45. 45XLIV THE DESERTED SHRINE
  46. 46XLV THE FLIGHT OF HILDA’S DOVES
  47. 47XLVI A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA
  48. 48XLVII THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA
  49. 49XLVIII A SCENE IN THE CORSO
  50. 50XLIX A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL
  51. 51L MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
  52. 52THE MARBLE FAUN
  53. 53CHAPTER I
  54. 54MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
  55. 55CHAPTER II
  56. 56THE FAUN
  57. 57CHAPTER III
  58. 58SUBTERRANEAN REMINISCENCES
  59. 59CHAPTER IV
  60. 60THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB
  61. 61CHAPTER V
  62. 62MIRIAM’S STUDIO
  63. 63CHAPTER VI
  64. 64THE VIRGIN’S SHRINE
  65. 65CHAPTER VII
  66. 66BEATRICE
  67. 67CHAPTER VIII
  68. 68THE SUBURBAN VILLA
  69. 69CHAPTER IX
  70. 70THE FAUN AND NYMPH
  71. 71CHAPTER X
  72. 72THE SYLVAN DANCE
  73. 73CHAPTER XI
  74. 74FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES
  75. 75CHAPTER XII
  76. 76A STROLL ON THE PINCIAN
  77. 77CHAPTER XIII
  78. 78A SCULPTOR’S STUDIO
  79. 79CHAPTER XIV
  80. 80CLEOPATRA
  81. 81CHAPTER XV
  82. 82AN AESTHETIC COMPANY
  83. 83CHAPTER XVI
  84. 84A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE
  85. 85CHAPTER XVII
  86. 86MIRIAM’S TROUBLE
  87. 87CHAPTER XVIII
  88. 88ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE
  89. 89CHAPTER XIX
  90. 90THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION
  91. 91CHAPTER XX
  92. 92THE BURIAL CHANT
  93. 93CHAPTER XXI
  94. 94THE DEAD CAPUCHIN
  95. 95CHAPTER XXII
  96. 96THE MEDICI GARDENS
  97. 97CHAPTER XXIII
  98. 98MIRIAM AND HILDA
  99. 99THE MARBLE FAUN,
  100. 100BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
  101. 101I MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
  102. 102II THE FAUN
  103. 103III SUBTERRANEAN REMINISCENCES
  104. 104IV THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB
  105. 105V MIRIAM’S STUDIO
  106. 106VI THE VIRGIN’S SHRINE
  107. 107VII BEATRICE
  108. 108VIII THE SUBURBAN VILLA
  109. 109IX THE FAUN AND NYMPH
  110. 110X THE SYLVAN DANCE
  111. 111XI FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES
  112. 112XII A STROLL ON THE PINCIAN
  113. 113XIII A SCULPTOR’S STUDIO
  114. 114XIV CLEOPATRA
  115. 115XV AN AESTHETIC COMPANY
  116. 116XVI A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE
  117. 117XVII MIRIAM’S TROUBLE
  118. 118XVIII ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE
  119. 119XIX THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION
  120. 120XX THE BURIAL CHANT
  121. 121XXI THE DEAD CAPUCHIN
  122. 122XXII THE MEDICI GARDENS
  123. 123XXIII MIRIAM AND HILDA
  124. 124XXIV THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES
  125. 125XXV SUNSHINE
  126. 126XXVI THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI
  127. 127XXVII MYTHS
  128. 128XXVIII THE OWL TOWER
  129. 129XXIX ON THE BATTLEMENTS
  130. 130XXX DONATELLO’S BUST
  131. 131XXXI THE MARBLE SALOON
  132. 132XXXII SCENES BY THE WAY
  133. 133XXXIII PICTURED WINDOWS
  134. 134XXXIV MARKET-DAY IN PERUGIA
  135. 135XXXV THE BRONZE PONTIFF’S BENEDICTION
  136. 136XXXVI HILDA’S TOWER
  137. 137XXXVII THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES
  138. 138XXXVIII ALTARS AND INCENSE
  139. 139XXXIX THE WORLD’S CATHEDRAL
  140. 140XL HILDA AND A FRIEND
  141. 141XLI SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS
  142. 142XLII REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM
  143. 143XLIII THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP
  144. 144XLIV THE DESERTED SHRINE
  145. 145XLV THE FLIGHT OF HILDA’S DOVES
  146. 146XLVI A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA
  147. 147XLVII THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA
  148. 148XLVIII A SCENE IN THE CORSO
  149. 149XLIX A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL
  150. 150L MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
  151. 151THE MARBLE FAUN
  152. 152CHAPTER XXIV
  153. 153THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES
  154. 154CHAPTER XXV
  155. 155SUNSHINE
  156. 156CHAPTER XXVI
  157. 157THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI
  158. 158CHAPTER XXVII
  159. 159MYTHS
  160. 160CHAPTER XXVIII
  161. 161THE OWL TOWER
  162. 162CHAPTER XXIX
  163. 163ON THE BATTLEMENTS
  164. 164CHAPTER XXX
  165. 165DONATELLO’S BUST
  166. 166CHAPTER XXXI
  167. 167THE MARBLE SALOON
  168. 168CHAPTER XXXII
  169. 169SCENES BY THE WAY
  170. 170CHAPTER XXXIII
  171. 171PICTURED WINDOWS
  172. 172CHAPTER XXXIV
  173. 173MARKET DAY IN PERUGIA
  174. 174CHAPTER XXXV
  175. 175THE BRONZE PONTIFF’S BENEDICTION
  176. 176CHAPTER XXXVI
  177. 177HILDA’S TOWER
  178. 178CHAPTER XXXVII
  179. 179THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES
  180. 180CHAPTER XXXVIII
  181. 181ALTARS AND INCENSE
  182. 182CHAPTER XXXIX
  183. 183THE WORLD’S CATHEDRAL
  184. 184CHAPTER XL
  185. 185HILDA AND A FRIEND
  186. 186CHAPTER XLI
  187. 187SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS
  188. 188CHAPTER XLII
  189. 189REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM
  190. 190CHAPTER XLIII
  191. 191THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP
  192. 192CHAPTER XLIV
  193. 193THE DESERTED SHRINE
  194. 194CHAPTER XLV
  195. 195THE FLIGHT OF HILDA’S DOVES
  196. 196CHAPTER XLVI
  197. 197A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA
  198. 198CHAPTER XLVII
  199. 199THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA
  200. 200CHAPTER XLVIII
  201. 201A SCENE IN THE CORSO
  202. 202CHAPTER XLIX
  203. 203A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL
  204. 204CHAPTER L
  205. 205MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
  206. 206CONCLUSION

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