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The Scarlet Letter
- Narrated by: Kate Petrie
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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The Scarlet Letter
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Summary
One of the most important novels in classic literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter tackles the subject of adultery, with the notorious Hester Prynne at the forefront of the scandal in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In the beginning of the novel, Hester is serving time in prison for having a child out of wedlock and is forced to wear a scarlet A on her clothing at all times, so she cannot run from her sin no matter where she goes. Her husband has been away for around two years, and she refuses to name the father of her daughter, Pearl. The father is actually Reverend Dimmesdale, a timid man who keeps his secret from the community.
Hester's husband returns to the colony, where he finds out what has happened and makes it his personal goal to torment the father of Pearl. He discovers that it is Dimmesdale and tries to intimidate him. The pressure becomes too much for Dimmesdale, and after seven years of torture the reverend eventually admits what he has done and dies before a crowd of people. Not long after, Hester's husband also passes away, leaving Hester and her daughter enough money to escape the colony and finally have some peace. At the end, however, Hester decides to come back to the colony, and when she passes away, she is buried next to the reverend, with whom she had been in love.
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- Mrs Georgina Mary Clarke
- 26-01-22
Excellent narration let down by mispronunciation
This audio book was rather spoiled for me by the bizarre and frequent yet inconsistent mispronunciation of many words - tribunal, physiognomy, machinations, pulpit and many others were incorrectly spoken by an otherwise entrancing reader.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-16
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Excellent narrator.
The book itself was very wordy. But was nevertheless enjoyable. A book of its time.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-10-21
Unpolished and bland narration
The narrator is super monotone, and the editing is very unpolished, there are regular repetitions of phrases left in
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- Anonymous User
- 24-03-18
Like listening to a computer talk
No pauses at all in this recording. All in the one monotone voice. Hard to pick up words. Go for a different version.
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