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The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Narrated by: Nancy Peterson, B. J. Harrison
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About this listen

A tale of betrayal, revenge, loyalty, and redemption, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a true classic.

Hester Prynne settles in a little town in Puritan-era Massachusetts while awaiting her husband’s arrival from England. Hester becomes pregnant, exposing her sin in the eyes of the townsfolk. Her penalty: wearing an embroidered "A" on her bosom for the remainder of her life.

When Hester’s husband arrives in the town anticipating a joyous reunion with his young wife, he instead begins a cankering quest to uncover the father of Hester’s child.

Public Domain (P)2019 Nancy Peterson and Spoken Realms
Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Marriage

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Needed more interest and character development. Not a brilliant story with little of interest happening

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