The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne · Free audiobook · 26 chapters
LibriVox recording of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story begins in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, then a Puritan settlement. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter “A” on her breast. The scarlet letter “A” represents the act of adultery that she has committed; it is to be a symbol of her sin for all to see. She will not reveal her lover’s identity, however, and the scarlet letter, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. Download M4B(130MB)
Chapters
- 1. 00a - The Custom-House, Pt 151:22
- 2. 00b - The Custom-House, Pt 246:47
- 3. 01 - The Prison Door3:13
- 4. 02 - The Market Place20:30
- 5. 03 - The Recognition21:26
- 6. 04 - The Interview16:55
- 7. 05 - Hester at Her Needle21:19
- 8. 06 - Pearl22:31
- 9. 07 - The Governor's Hall16:13
- 10. 08 - The Elf-Child and the Minister18:33
- 11. 09 - The Leech22:08
- 12. 10 - The Leech and his Patient23:08
- 13. 11 - The Interior of a Heart17:33
- 14. 12 - The Minister's Vigil25:53
- 15. 13 - Another view of Hester20:13
- 16. 14 - Hester and the Physician15:08
- 17. 15 - Hester and Pearl15:30
- 18. 16 - A Forest Walk14:18
- 19. 17 - The Pastor and his Parishioner26:42
- 20. 18 - A Flood of Sunshine14:03
- 21. 19 - The Child at the Brook-Side16:29
- 22. 20 - The Minister in a Maze21:08
- 23. 21 - The New England Holiday19:01
- 24. 22 - The Procession29:14
- 25. 23 - The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter16:42
- 26. 24 - Conclusion14:44