Behind the Scarlet Letter: Based on a True Story
Patricia Suprenant
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Behind the Scarlet Letter: Based on a True Story
A fallen minister, a young woman, and the most sensational legal trial of the turn-of-the-19th century.
Behind the Scarlet Letter explores the true19th-century romantic scandal involving the Reverend Ammi Rogers, Asenath Caroline Smith—a fatherless teenager from Connecticut—and a local doctor, culminating in the most sensational legal trial of the century. Clouded by rumors and politics, Smith's secret love affair with these men not only influenced a literary classic, but still influences American politics today.
Readers will be riveted by the story of the real-life Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale.
Fans of Nathaniel Hawthorne will recognize familiar figures—a young seamstress, a minister, and a doctor—and be captivated by the tragic consequences of their choices.
The novel opens with Hawthorne struggling to sleep, letting the truth behind The Scarlet Letter surface, as he reviews the legal case that helped inspire one of America's most enduring literary works.
Duration - 9h 34m.
Author - Patricia Suprenant.
Narrator - Digital Voice Eric E.
Published Date - Wednesday, 01 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2018 Patricia Suprenant ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Behind the Scarlet Letter: Based on a True Story A fallen minister, a young woman, and the most sensational legal trial of the turn-of-the-19th century. Behind the Scarlet Letter explores the true19th-century romantic scandal involving the Reverend Ammi Rogers, Asenath Caroline Smith—a fatherless teenager from Connecticut—and a local doctor, culminating in the most sensational legal trial of the century. Clouded by rumors and politics, Smith's secret love affair with these men not only influenced a literary classic, but still influences American politics today. Readers will be riveted by the story of the real-life Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Fans of Nathaniel Hawthorne will recognize familiar figures—a young seamstress, a minister, and a doctor—and be captivated by the tragic consequences of their choices. The novel opens with Hawthorne struggling to sleep, letting the truth behind The Scarlet Letter surface, as he reviews the legal case that helped inspire one of America's most enduring literary works. Duration - 9h 34m. Author - Patricia Suprenant. Narrator - Digital Voice Eric E. Published Date - Wednesday, 01 January 2025. Copyright - © 2018 Patricia Suprenant ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:01:04
PROLOGUE
Duration:00:08:26
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:24
YALE COLLEGE
Duration:00:09:39
Chapter 2
Duration:00:00:07
FALSE PROPHETS
Duration:00:20:57
Chapter 3
Duration:00:00:09
LOST IN WONDER, LOVE, AND PRAISE
Duration:00:39:29
Chapter 4
Duration:00:00:08
A NEW LIFE
Duration:00:12:32
Chapter 5
Duration:00:00:09
DARK WILL BECOME LIGHT
Duration:00:06:32
Chapter 6
Duration:00:00:10
IN SHADE OF DARKNESS HIDE
Duration:00:10:02
Chapter 7
Duration:00:00:06
MOURNFUL VOICE
Duration:00:10:50
Chapter 8
Duration:00:00:07
SANCTIFY THIS AFFLICTION
Duration:00:06:25
Chapter 9
Duration:00:00:07
THE DREAM
Duration:00:08:14
Chapter 10
Duration:00:00:05
THE LEAVING
Duration:00:04:03
Chapter 11
Duration:00:00:49
HOW IT ALL STARTED
Duration:00:22:33
Chapter 12
Duration:00:00:08
LAST GOOD-BYE
Duration:00:15:49
Chapter 13
Duration:00:00:09
ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Duration:00:10:40
Chapter 14
Duration:00:00:10
DIRTY ASH TREES
Duration:00:08:02
Chapter 15
Duration:00:00:08
TRUE BLUE
Duration:00:03:36
Chapter 16
Duration:00:00:10
UNTANGLING THE THREADS
Duration:00:06:06
Chapter 17
Duration:00:00:08
THE LOVERS
Duration:00:02:40
Chapter 18
Duration:00:00:08
LATE IN COMING
Duration:00:09:05
Chapter 19
Duration:00:00:09
TAKING THE TRADE
Duration:00:15:59
Chapter 20
Duration:00:00:07
THE FALL
Duration:00:07:48
Chapter 21
Duration:00:00:07
NEVER TO FORGET
Duration:00:07:10
Chapter 22
Duration:00:00:08
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE
Duration:00:06:26
Chapter 23
Duration:00:00:07
A MOTHER’S GRIEF
Duration:00:04:18
Chapter 24
Duration:00:00:35
SIN NO MORE
Duration:00:04:44
Chapter 25
Duration:00:00:08
THE NEW YEAR
Duration:00:07:06
Chapter 26
Duration:00:00:06
ENSOULMENT
Duration:00:04:50
Chapter 27
Duration:00:00:06
HYPOCRITES
Duration:00:07:18
Chapter 28
Duration:00:00:08
DEERFIELD
Duration:00:07:52
Chapter 29
Duration:00:00:08
ANNA SMITH
Duration:00:00:58
Chapter 30
Duration:00:00:08
THE CONFRONTATION
Duration:00:27:23
Chapter 31
Duration:00:00:07
THREE DAYS LATER
Duration:00:15:45
Chapter 32
Duration:00:00:08
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Duration:00:05:30
Chapter 33
Duration:00:00:27
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Duration:00:02:57
CHAPTER 34
Duration:00:00:11
COURT OF INQUIRY
Duration:00:29:08
Chapter 35
Duration:00:00:10
PRIDE GOETH BEFORE DESTRUCTION
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 36
Duration:00:00:07
UNGUARDED
Duration:00:11:04
Chapter 37
Duration:00:00:08
SAY NOTHING
Duration:00:05:50
Chapter 38
Duration:00:00:08
Chapter 39
Duration:00:00:07
STICK TO BEAT A DOG
Duration:00:22:37
Chapter 40
Duration:00:00:08
DISGUISED AS A MAN
Duration:00:14:31
Chapter 41
Duration:00:00:09
DR. DANIELS
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 42
Duration:00:00:09
CONSTABLE OF THE COURT
Duration:00:04:11
Chapter 43
Duration:00:00:09
MARIA ABIGAIL SMITH
Duration:00:05:10
Chapter 44
Duration:00:00:09
COLLINS TAVERN
Duration:00:03:52
Chapter 45
Duration:00:00:09
A LETTER
Duration:00:00:59
Chapter 46
Duration:00:00:08
CRIME OF SEDUCTION
Duration:00:02:34
Chapter 47
Duration:00:00:09
ARRESTED
Duration:00:04:37
Chapter 48
Duration:00:00:38
THE FIRST DAY
Duration:00:12:56
Chapter 49
Duration:00:00:08
THE SECOND DAY
Duration:00:05:12
Chapter 50
Duration:00:00:09
CLOSING ARGUMENTS
Duration:00:15:34
Chapter 51
Duration:00:00:08
VERDICT
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter 52
Duration:00:00:26
FORTUNE’S WHEEL
Duration:00:02:36
Chapter 53
Duration:00:00:07
NORWICH JAIL
Duration:00:05:47
Chapter 54
Duration:00:00:08
BEAR WITNESS
Duration:00:04:03
Chapter 55
Duration:00:00:08
THE BOOK IS A BASTARD
Duration:00:22:49
EPILOGUE
Duration:00:05:45
NOTES TO THE READER
Duration:00:06:01