The Scarlet Letter

· Oregan Publishing · Narrated by Erica Collins
4.0
16 reviews
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9 hr 23 min
Unabridged
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The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is an American novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and is generally considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery, refuses to name the father, and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores questions of grace, legalism, sin and guilt.

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4.0
16 reviews
Charlotte Aldworth
October 10, 2022
The actual story is really good though sobering - an essential read for Christians because learning about our past failings is v important. However the first two hours were a sort of introduction which was not very interesting and held seemingly little relevance: if I reread this, I would skip that section entirely.
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Rachel “Ray” Lee
January 17, 2020
The voice actress is talented and the recording is good quality. The story is worth reading for its literary and historical importance, but is not especially fun to read. It does get much more interesting in the 2nd half, but you have to make it through the first half to get there.
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William Spratt
September 21, 2018
For an older book this is a good story. The narrator is very good as well.
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