This production made possible by the generous support of gordon w. Oct 01, 2009 hailed by henry james as the finest piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country, nathaniel hawthornes the scarlet letter reaches to our nations historical and moral roots for the material of great tragedy. Set in 17thcentury puritan boston, it tells the story of hester prynne, who. The scarlet letter audiobook chapters 1014 youtube. The scarlet letter opens with a description of the prison in which hester has been incarcerated for adultery. Nathaniel hawthorne 1804 1864 the story begins in seventeenthcentury salem, massachusetts, then a puritan settlement. This newly published edition from is professionally narrated by mary. Download the scarlet letter audiobook by nathaniel. The scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne full audiobook. This document was downloaded from lit2go, a free online collection of.
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