The Complete Novels (All 8 Unabridged Hawthorne Novels and Romances) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Fanshawe + The Scarlet Letter + The House of the Seven Gables + The Blithedale Romance + The Marble FaunBy Nathaniel Hawthorne
Length70h 42m
About this audiobook
The Complete Novels gathers Nathaniel Hawthorne's major long fiction—from the early Fanshawe to the canonical The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun, along with his unfinished romances. These works transform historical settings, Puritan inheritance, gothic atmosphere, and moral allegory into a distinctively American romance tradition. Hawthorne's style is measured, symbolic, and psychologically probing, poised between Calvinist severity and Romantic ambiguity. Hawthorne, born in Salem in 1804, wrote under the shadow of New England's Puritan past, including an ancestor's role in the Salem witch trials. His years of seclusion, work in the Boston Custom House, residence at Brook Farm, and friendships with Emerson, Thoreau, and Melville sharpened his interest in sin, secrecy, reform, and the divided self. These experiences inform his recurrent suspicion of utopian schemes and inherited guilt. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking the full architecture of Hawthorne's imagination. It rewards those interested in American literary origins, moral philosophy, gothic romance, and the psychology of conscience. Read together, the novels reveal not repetition but a sustained inquiry into how private transgression becomes public history.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length70 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 20, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Novels (All 8 Unabridged Hawthorne Novels and Romances) (Annotated)
96Blithedale Pasture
2Introduction
97Miles Coverdale’s Confession
3Author Biography
98The Marble Faun
4Historical Context
99Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon, Donatello
5Synopsis (Selection)
100The Faun
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6Fanshawe
101Subterranean Reminiscences
7Introductory Note.
102The Spectre of the Catacomb
8Chapter 1
103Miriam’s Studio
9Chapter 2
104The Virgin’s Shrine
10Chapter 3
105Beatrice
11Chapter 4
106The Suburban Villa
12Chapter 5
107The Faun and Nymph
13Chapter 6
108The Sylvan Dance
14Chapter 7
109Fragmentary Sentences
15Chapter 8
110A Stroll on the Pincian
16Chapter 9
111A Sculptor’s Studio
17Chapter 10
112Cleopatra
18The Scarlet Letter
113An Aesthetic Company
19The Custom–House: Introductory to “The Scarlet Letter”
114A Moonlight Ramble
20The Prison Door
115Miriam’s Trouble
21The Market–Place
116On the Edge of a Precipice
22The Recognition
117The Faun’s Transformation
23The Interview
118The Burial Chant
24Hester at Her Needle
119The Dead Capuchin
25Pearl
120The Medici Gardens
26The Governor’s Hall
121Miriam and Hilda
27The Elf–Child and the Minister
122The Tower Among the Apennines
28The Leech
123Sunshine
29The Leech and His Patient
124The Pedigree of Monte Beni
30The Interior of a Heart
125Myths
31The Minister’s Vigil
126The Owl Tower
32Another View of Hester
127On the Battlements
33Hester and the Physician
128Donatello’s Bust
34Hester and Pearl
129The Marble Saloon
35A Forest Walk
130Scenes by the Way
36The Pastor and His Parishioner
131Pictured Windows
37A Flood of Sunshine
132Market Day in Perugia
38The Child at the Brookside
133The Bronze Pontiff’s Benediction
39The Minister in a Maze
134Hilda’s Tower
40The New England Holiday
135The Emptiness of Picture Galleries
41The Procession
136Altars and Incense
42The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter
137The World’s Cathedral
43Conclusion
138Hilda and a Friend
44The House of the Seven Gables
139Snowdrops and Maidenly Delights
45Introductory Note
140Reminiscences of Miriam
46Preface
141The Extinction of a Lamp
47The Old Pyncheon Family
142The Deserted Shrine
48The Little Shop–Window
143The Flight of Hilda’s Doves
49The First Customer
144A Walk on the Campagna
50A Day Behind the Counter
145The Peasant and Contadina
51May and November
146A Scene in the Corso
52Maule’s Well
147A Frolic of the Carnival
53The Guest
148Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon, Donatello
54The Pyncheon of To-day
149Conclusion
55Clifford and Phoebe
150The Dolliver Romance
56The Pyncheon Garden
151Introductory Note
57The Arched Window
152A Scene from the Dolliver Romance
58The Daguerreotypist
153Another Scene from the Dolliver Romance
59Alice Pyncheon
154Another Fragment of the Dolliver Romance
60Phoebe’s Good–By
155Septimius Felton or, the Elixir of Life
61The Scowl and Smile
156Introductory Note.
62Clifford’s Chamber
157Preface.
63The Flight of Two Owls
158or, The Elixir of Life. (pt. 1)
64Governor Pyncheon
159or, The Elixir of Life. (pt. 2)
65Alice’s Posies
160or, The Elixir of Life. (pt. 3)
66The Flower of Eden
161Doctor Grimshawe's Secret: a Romance
67The Departure
162Preface
68The Blithedale Romance
163Chapter 1
69Old Moodie
164Chapter 2
70Blithedale
165Chapter 3
71A Knot of Dreamers
166Chapter 4
72The Supper–Table
167Chapter 5
73Until Bedtime
168Chapter 6
74Coverdale’s Sick–Chamber
169Chapter 7
75The Convalescent
170Chapter 8
76A Modern Arcadia
171Chapter 9
77Hollingsworth, Zenobia, Priscilla
172Chapter 10
78A Visitor From Town
173Chapter 11
79The Wood–Path
174Chapter 12
80Coverdale’s Hermitage
175Chapter 13
81Zenobia’s Legend
176Chapter 14
82Eliot’s Pulpit
177Chapter 15
83A Crisis
178Chapter 16
84Leave–Takings
179Chapter 17
85The Hotel
180Chapter 18
86The Boarding–House
181Chapter 19
87Zenobia’s Drawing–Room
182Chapter 20
88They Vanish
183Chapter 21
89An Old Acquaintance
184Chapter 22
90Fauntleroy
185Chapter 23
91A Village Hall
186Chapter 24
92The Masqueraders
187Chapter 25
93The Three Together
188Analysis
94Zenobia and Coverdale
189Reflection
95Midnight
190Memorable Quotes
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