Length15h 10m
About this audiobook
In this classic of the supernatural, a physician puzzles over seventeen-year-old Elsie's neurosis and fiery temper—only diagnosing her when he learns that the girl's mother, while pregnant, was bitten by a poisonous snake. Exploring themes of original sin and redemption in the footsteps of Hawthorne, this 1861 novel coined the term "Boston Brahmin."
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.4 (57)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Fairy Tales and Folklore
Length15 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 15, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
2A SECOND PREFACE.
3PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION.
4CHAPTER I. THE BRAHMIN CASTE OF NEW ENGLAND.
5CHAPTER II. THE STUDENT AND HIS CERTIFICATE.
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6CHAPTER III. MR. BERNARD TRIES HIS HAND.
7CHAPTER IV. THE MOTH FLIES INTO THE CANDLE.
8CHAPTER V. AN OLD-FASHIONED DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTER.
9CHAPTER VI. THE SUNBEAM AND THE SHADOW.
10CHAPTER VII. THE EVENT OF THE SEASON.
11CHAPTER VIII. THE MORNING AFTER.
12CHAPTER IX. THE DOCTOR ORDERS THE BEST SULKY. (With a Digression on “Hired Help.”)
13CHAPTER X. THE DOCTOR CALLS ON ELSIE VENNER.
14CHAPTER XI. COUSIN RICHARD'S VISIT.
15CHAPTER XII. THE APOLLINEAN INSTITUTE. (With Extracts from the “Reporto f the committee.”)
16CHAPTER XIII. CURIOSITY.
17CHAPTER XIV. FAMILY SECRETS.
18CHAPTER XV. PHYSIOLOGICAL.
19CHAPTER XVI. EPISTOLARY.
20CHAPTER XVII. OLD SOPHY CALLS ON THE REVEREND DOCTOR.
21CHAPTER XVIII. THE REVEREND DOCTOR CALLS ON BROTHER FAIRWEATHER.
22CHAPTER XIX. THE SPIDER ON HIS THREAD.
23CHAPTER XX. FROM WITHOUT AND FROM WITHIN.
24CHAPTER XXI. THE WIDOW ROWENS GIVES A TEA-PARTY.
25CHAPTER XXII. WHY DOCTORS DIFFER.
26CHAPTER XXIII. THE WILD HUNTSMAN.
27CHAPTER XXIV. ON HIS TRACKS.
28CHAPTER XXV. THE PERILOUS HOUR.
29CHAPTER XXVI. THE NEWS REACHES THE DUDLEY MANSION.
30CHAPTER XXVII. A SOUL IN DISTRESS.
31CHAPTER XXVIII. THE SECRET IS WHISPERED.
32CHAPTER XXIX. THE WHITE ASH.
33CHAPTER XXX. THE GOLDEN CORD IS LOOSED.
34CHAPTER XXXI. MR. SILAS PECKHAM RENDERS HIS ACCOUNT.
35CHAPTER XXXII. CONCLUSION.
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