The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The scene is 17th century Boston. Beautiful, darkhaired Hester Prynne, the heroine, gives birth to an illegitimate child. Persecuted by the church and the puritanical townspeople she is placed on trial for adultery. Proud, strong, intensely loyal, she defiantly refuses to name the father of the child. Her infuriated persecutors condemn her to a lifetime of public ridicule by forcing her to sew a scarlet letter "A" on the bosom of all her clothes. The father is eventually found out and the townspeople are surprised as you will be.
Duration - 7h 18m.
Author - Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Narrator - Gene Engene.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
The scene is 17th century Boston. Beautiful, darkhaired Hester Prynne, the heroine, gives birth to an illegitimate child. Persecuted by the church and the puritanical townspeople she is placed on trial for adultery. Proud, strong, intensely loyal, she defiantly refuses to name the father of the child. Her infuriated persecutors condemn her to a lifetime of public ridicule by forcing her to sew a scarlet letter "A" on the bosom of all her clothes. The father is eventually found out and the townspeople are surprised as you will be. Duration - 7h 18m. Author - Nathaniel Hawthorne. Narrator - Gene Engene. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:03:13
Chapter 2
Duration:00:21:39
Chapter 3
Duration:00:20:18
Chapter 4
Duration:00:16:27
Chapter 5
Duration:00:22:19
Chapter 6
Duration:00:22:32
Chapter 7
Duration:00:14:44
Chapter 8
Duration:00:20:10
Chapter 9
Duration:00:22:04
Chapter 10
Duration:00:22:14
Chapter 11
Duration:00:16:32
Chapter 12
Duration:00:25:25
Chapter 13
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 14
Duration:00:14:29
Chapter 15
Duration:00:14:07
Chapter 16
Duration:00:12:47
Chapter 17
Duration:00:21:51
Chapter 18
Duration:00:13:35
Chapter 19
Duration:00:15:02
Chapter 20
Duration:00:23:50
Chapter 21
Duration:00:18:33
Chapter 22
Duration:00:23:16
Chapter 23
Duration:00:21:05
Chapter 24
Duration:00:14:10