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The Scarlet Letter Audio Book
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The Scarlet Letter
Author:
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Reader: Katinka Wolf
The classic tale of shame, hypocrisy, and courage. Accused of adultery, ostracized by her Puritan community, Hester Prynne is abandoned by both her lover and her husband. This novel rightfully deserves its stature as the first great novel written by an American, the novel that announced American literature equal to any in the world. "Wolf's meticulous performance helps to infuse the theme into the mind's eye of the listener."—Audiofile
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Available Audio Book Editions:
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Publish Date: 09/01/2006
ISBN: 9789626343920
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Synopsis:
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Hawthorne's classic novel of guilt and redemption in pre-Revolutionary Boston provides vivid insight into the social and religious forces that shaped early America. A woman named Hester Prynne, having become pregnant while her husband was apparently lost at sea, is publicly shamed by being forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" across her chest at all times. Despite the torment and humiliation of the Puritan villagers, Hester refuses to identify the father of her daughter, Pearl, who becomes the flesh and blood symbol of her infidelity. Unbeknownst to the rest of the village, Hester's husband returns to take up residence in Boston under the assumed name of Roger Chillingworth, and he begins nurturing thoughts of revenge. Meanwhile, Hester's only supporter is a minister named Arthur Dimmesdale, who suffers terribly from a mysterious ailment. Eventually, Hester, Pearl, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale will come to realize that the weight of a public sin becomes easier to tolerate over time, while the burden of hidden guilt becomes so heavy that it will eventually crush the bearer.
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Author Bio:
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Nathaniel Hawthorne lived much of his life in Concord, Massachusetts, where he was briefly at Brook Farm, the experimental transcendental community. One of his ancestors was a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials and became the model for the accursed founder of "The House of the Seven Gables". Hawthorne traveled extensively in Italy and set "The Marble Faun" there. His novels, particularly his most famous work, "The Scarlet Letter", made his reputation, but he is also considered a master of the short-story form.
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