Dani’s Reviews > The Scarlet Letter > Status Update

"Would he not suddenly sink into the earth, leaving a barren and blasted spot, where, in due course of time, would be seen deadly nightshade, dogwood, hen-bane, and whatever else of vegtable wickedness the climate could produce, all flourishing with hideous luxuriance?"
VEGTABLE WICKEDNESS FLOURISHING WITH HIDEOUS LUXURIANCE.... there's also eight commas in that sentence. I love the style though im having a ball

how can there possibly be a need for 11% of the book's length to be preface