The Scarlet Letter
Sleep guide
This is a quiet, serious book. Save the calmer chapters for bedtime and use the 15-minute timer.

Calm for bedtime
- Chapter 5: Hester at her needle
- Chapter 16: a forest walk
- Chapter 19: the brook

Better by day
- Chapter 2: the scaffold
- Chapter 12: the midnight vigil
- Chapter 23: the revelation
Image credits
- Dimmesdale's midnight vigil on the scaffold under a red meteor, Illustration by VoxRead, AI-generated for VoxRead
- Lonely thatched cottage by the sea at dusk, Illustration by VoxRead, AI-generated for VoxRead