The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne audiobook.
Genre: drama
In a rigid 17th-century Puritan settlement, Hester Prynne is forced to stand before her community branded as an adulteress, marked by a scarlet letter sewn to her clothing. Refusing to name the child's father, she raises her spirited daughter Pearl on the edge of society, living under constant scrutiny and moral judgment. As Hester struggles to protect her child and carve out a life with dignity, the town's most revered young minister, Arthur Dimmesdale, begins to wither under a private burden that no sermon can ease. When Hester's long-lost husband returns in secret, taking the name Roger Chillingworth, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind Hester's shame, turning his sharp intelligence into a tool of quiet vengeance. Set amid stark forests, stern meetinghouses, and the watchful eyes of neighbors, The Scarlet Letter follows a web of sin, punishment, and mercy, asking who truly has the right to judge. Hawthorne's classic novel explores secrecy and confession, public law and private conscience, and the fierce cost - and surprising strength - of love and redemption.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 1
(00:51:29) Chapter 2
(01:38:23) Chapter 01
(01:41:37) Chapter 02
(02:02:10) Chapter 03
(02:23:39) Chapter 04
(02:40:37) Chapter 05
(03:01:56) Chapter 06
(03:24:31) Chapter 07
(03:40:47) Chapter 08
(03:59:23) Chapter 09
(04:21:34) Chapter 10
(04:44:46) Chapter 11
(05:02:21) Chapter 12
(05:28:18) Chapter 13
(05:48:34) Chapter 14
(06:03:45) Chapter 15
(06:19:17) Chapter 16
(06:33:38) Chapter 17
(07:00:24) Chapter 18
(07:14:29) Chapter 19
(07:31:01) Chapter 20
(07:52:12) Chapter 21
(08:11:16) Chapter 22
(08:40:34) Chapter 23
(08:57:17) Chapter 24
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