THE SCARLET LETTER
by
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
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Chapter listing and length:00a -- The Custom-House, Pt 1 -- 00:51:22Read by: hefyd00b -- The Custom-House, Pt 2 -- 00:46:47Read by: hefyd01 -- The Prison Door -- 00:03:13Read by: librarianite02 -- The Market Place -- 00:20:30Read by: librarianite03 -- The Recognition -- 00:21:26Read by: Ana Simão04 -- The Interview -- 00:16:55Read by: Ana Simão05 -- Hester at Her Needle -- 00:21:16Read by: Rebecca P.06 -- Pearl -- 00:22:31Read by: Dianne07 -- The Governor's Hall -- 00:16:13Read by: Dianne08 -- The Elf-Child and the Minister -- 00:18:33Read by: George Pilling09 -- The Leech -- 00:22:08Read by: George Pilling10 -- The Leech and his Patient -- 00:23:08Read by: hefyd11 -- The Interior of a Heart -- 00:17:33 Read by: hefyd12 -- The Minister's Vigil -- 00:25:53Read by: hefyd13 -- Another view of Hester -- 00:20:13Read by: hefyd14 -- Hester and the Physician -- 00:15:08Read by: hefyd15 -- Hester and Pearl -- 00:15:30Read by: hefyd16 -- A Forest Walk -- 00:14:18Read by: Laurie Anne Walden17 -- The Pastor and his Parishioner -- 00:26:41Read by: Christina Boyles18 -- A Flood of Sunshine -- 00:14:03Read by: rachelellen19 -- The Child at the Brook-Side -- 00:16:29Read by: JemmaBlythe20 -- The Minister in a Maze -- 00:21:08Read by: Alex Patterson21 -- The New England Holiday -- 00:19:01Read by: Laurie Anne Walden22 -- The Procession -- 00:29:14Read by: Christina Boyles23 -- The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter -- 00:16:42Read by: Christie Nowak24 -- Conclusion -- 00:14:44Read by: JemmaBlythe
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