1850/03/16 - Boston MA „The Scarlet Letter“, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published for the first time.
Ⅰ. THE PRISON DOOR
A throng of bearded men, in sad-coloured garments and grey steeple-crowned hats, inter-mixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes.
