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The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2

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Original author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

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"The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a romance published in 1860. Set in a fantastical Italy, the story follows four characters entangled in mystery and moral complexity: Miriam, a beautiful painter with a dark past; innocent copyist Hilda; rational sculptor Kenyon; and Donatello, who bears an uncanny resemblance to an ancient marble faun. As secrets unfold and boundaries blur between art and life, the novel weaves gothic intrigue with questions of innocence, guilt, and transformation.

The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2182.

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28 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter XXIV: The Tower Among the Apennines2,224 words
  2. 2.Chapter XXV: Sunshine2,990 words
  3. 3.Chapter XXVI: The Pedigree of Monte Beni3,546 words
  4. 4.Chapter XXVII: Myths2,992 words
  5. 5.Chapter XXVIII: The Owl Tower2,443 words
  6. 6.Chapter XXIX: On the Battlements3,187 words
  7. 7.Chapter XXX: Donatello’s Bust2,091 words
  8. 8.Chapter XXXI: The Marble Saloon3,369 words
  9. 9.Chapter XXXII: Scenes by the Way3,728 words
  10. 10.Chapter XXXIII: Pictured Windows2,665 words
  11. 11.Chapter XXXIV: Market Day in Perugia1,993 words
  12. 12.Chapter XXXV: The Bronze Pontiff’s Benediction2,433 words
  13. 13.Chapter XXXVI: Hilda’s Tower2,292 words
  14. 14.Chapter XXXVII: The Emptiness of Picture Galleries3,290 words
  1. 15.Chapter XXXVIII: Altars and Incense2,948 words
  2. 16.Chapter XXXIX: The World’s Cathedral2,690 words
  3. 17.Chapter XL: Hilda and a Friend3,083 words
  4. 18.Chapter XLI: Snowdrops and Maidenly Delights2,636 words
  5. 19.Chapter XLII: Reminiscences of Miriam2,337 words
  6. 20.Chapter XLIII: The Extinction of a Lamp2,737 words
  7. 21.Chapter XLIV: The Deserted Shrine3,057 words
  8. 22.Chapter XLV: The Flight of Hilda’s Doves2,588 words
  9. 23.Chapter XLVI: A Walk on the Campagna2,255 words
  10. 24.Chapter XLVII: The Peasant and Contadina2,967 words
  11. 25.Chapter XLVIII: A Scene in the Corso2,411 words
  12. 26.Chapter XLIX: A Frolic of the Carnival3,156 words
  13. 27.Chapter L: Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon, Donatello2,296 words
  14. 28.Conclusion1,349 words