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

By Nathaniel Hawthorne

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The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known by the British title Transformation, was the last of the four major romances by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and was published in 1860. The Marble Faun, written on the eve of the American Civil War, is set in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, gothic novel, and travel guide.

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THE MARBLE FAUN,
- or The Romance of Monte Beni
  - Volume II. In Two Volumes
- Contents
  - THE MARBLE FAUN, VOLUME II.
  - CONCLUSION
THE MARBLE FAUN
- Volume II
- CHAPTER XXIV
  - THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES
- CHAPTER XXV
  - SUNSHINE
- CHAPTER XXVI
  - THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI
- CHAPTER XXVII
  - MYTHS
- CHAPTER XXVIII
  - THE OWL TOWER
- CHAPTER XXIX
  - ON THE BATTLEMENTS
- CHAPTER XXX
  - DONATELLO'S BUST
- CHAPTER XXXI
  - THE MARBLE SALOON
- CHAPTER XXXII
  - SCENES BY THE WAY
- CHAPTER XXXIII
  - PICTURED WINDOWS
- CHAPTER XXXIV
  - MARKET DAY IN PERUGIA
- CHAPTER XXXV
  - THE BRONZE PONTIFF'S BENEDICTION
- CHAPTER XXXVI
  - HILDA'S TOWER
- CHAPTER XXXVII
  - THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES
- CHAPTER XXXVIII
  - ALTARS AND INCENSE
- CHAPTER XXXIX
  - THE WORLD'S CATHEDRAL
- CHAPTER XL
  - HILDA AND A FRIEND
- CHAPTER XLI
  - SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS
- CHAPTER XLII
  - REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM
- CHAPTER XLIII
  - THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP
- CHAPTER XLIV
  - THE DESERTED SHRINE
- CHAPTER XLV
  - THE FLIGHT OF HILDA'S DOVES
- CHAPTER XLVI
  - A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA
- CHAPTER XLVII
  - THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA
- CHAPTER XLVIII
  - A SCENE IN THE CORSO
- CHAPTER XLIX
  - A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL
- CHAPTER L
  - MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO
- CONCLUSION