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The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation. From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own. Within this melting pot of styles, genres and wordplay one fact stands out: In the American short story, Literary tradition has a strong, vibrant and almost inclusive history, if you know where to look.

This inspired audiobook tells the story of Hester Prynne, a young woman who conceives a child while her husband is missing at sea. The Puritan Elders of the New England settlement of Boston, where she lives, condemn her to wear a scarlet letter A to signify her adultery. She refuses to name her lover, and he too keeps his silence, but with a terrible cost. The tale is prefaced with an account of the Salem Custom-house where Nathaniel Hawthorne was working when he began writing The Scarlet Letter.

Sich am Lagerfeuer Geschichten erzählen - so war das damals im Wilden Westen. Aber diese schöne Erzähltradition hat beileibe nicht nur in den USA stattgefunden, auch wenn die vorliegende Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten sämtlich von dort stammt! Mit dabei: "Wie man ein Feuer macht" (J. London), "Die Maske des roten Todes" (E. A. Poe), "Die Eine Million Pfundnote" (M. Twain), "Rip van Winkle" (W. Irving), "David Swan" (N. Hawthorne), "Die Braut kommt nach Yellow Sky" (S. Crane), "Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Button" (F. S. Fitzgerald).

Der junge Student Giovanni Guasconti kommt aus seiner süditalienischen Heimat ins ferne Padua und findet in einem ehemaligen Palast ein Zimmer mit Blick auf einen Garten voll seltsamer Blüten und Pflanzen. Er beobachtet dort einen alten, hinfällig wirkenden Mann und dessen blühende, wunderschöne Tochter. Die junge Frau zieht ihn sofort magisch an. Von Professor Baglioni, einem Freund seines Vaters, erfährt er, dass es sich bei dem alten Mann um den Doktor Rappaccini handelt, einen Spezialisten für Pflanzengifte, und dessen Tochter Beatrice.

Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini is a scientist who grows poisonous plants in his garden. The only person who can tend to the plants is his own daughter Beatrice who has not only become resistant to poison but is also poisonous herself. Rappaccini and his daughter lead a secluded life, distanced from other people and reality. However, one day the young student Giovanni Guasconti sees Beatrice and immediately falls in love with her. Giovanni’s mentor Baglioni warns the poor boy but Giovanni’s feelings are stronger than anything.

A young traveler is up on a mountain when night falls and he finds shelter with a family that lives nearby. They make friendly conversation and the visitor shares his dreams and goals to achieve great things in life. Their conversation is however interrupted by the sound of rocks falling from the slope. Are they in danger? Find out in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Ambitious Guest". B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories.

Goodman Brown is a young man who leads a normal and peaceful life with his wife Faith. However one evening, he leaves his wife and heads out to the forest. He has to run an unknown and urgent errand. There, he meets an old man who strangely resembles Brown a lot. Together, they walk deeper in the woods and suddenly Brown hears Faith’s voice coming from an unknown direction. He runs angrily through the forest when he stumbles upon a strange ceremony. Goodman Brown’s adventure through the woods is a symbol for his journey into self-scrutiny.

Owen Warland is a genius who wants to create things and break the limitations set by the society and the people surrounding him. He is deeply misunderstood and he often quits his innovative projects when people advise him to take up something more "practical". After many failed attempts to fit in, he finally breaks away from society and finds peace in nature. Will he finally get to finish the creation of his lifetime and will it all have been in vain? Find out in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Mechanical Butterfly". B. J.

Dans les pages qui suivent, Nathaniel Hawthorne, l'une des plus grandes figures de la littérature américaine, nous offre une version remarquable de l'un des contes les plus connus de la mythologie grecque : la terrifiante et édifiante légende du Minotaure, cette créature moitié homme moitié taureau dont les repas sont composés de victimes humaines.

The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is an American novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and 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.

The story is set in Padua and follows botanist Giacomo Rappaccini’s garden of poisonous plants. A student from the university of Padua falls for a maiden in the luscious garden, but he soon learns some troubling information about his beloved’s true nature.

Representing the dark underbelly of Romanticism and beyond, these stories reach the shadowy corners of the human soul as seen through the writings of some of the most prominent authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Als alleinstehende Schwangere wird Esther Prynne von der puritanischen Gesellschaft des 17. Jahrhunderts Neu-Englands dazu gezwungen als Zeichen der Sünde den Buchstaben „A“ auf ihren Kleidern zu tragen. Mit ihrem aus England nachgekommenen Ehemann, „Roger Chillingworth“, vereinbart sie, den Namen des Vaters ihrer Tochter „Perle“, den Priester „Dimmesdale“, für sich zu behalten.

Young Edward Temple, at the age of eight, is afflicted with an ailment that threatens him with permanent blindness. A course of treatment is recommended whereby the boy is kept in a darkened chamber and his eyes, bandaged. To keep Edward's spirits up, his father decides to relate to him the inspiring life stories of six historical personages.

Award-winning audiobook narrator and storyteller Mike Vendetti takes us back to The Boston Massacre as told by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which took place on March 3, 1770. When the smoke cleared, 11 of the sons of New England lay stretched upon the street. Some, sorely wounded, were struggling to rise again. Others stirred not, nor groaned, for they were past all pain. Blood was streaming upon the snow.

In una colonia della Nuova Inghilterra del 17esimo secolo, una folla si raduna per le strade. Tutti gli occhi sono puntati sulla giovane Hester Prynne. I paesani puritani sono qui per assistere alla sua punizione. Ma questa cupa scena di umiliazione pubblica è solo l’inizio del percorso di espiazione di Hester. "La lettera scarlatta" parla di come un singolo atto di passione proibita possa cambiare per sempre le vite di tre persone. Considerato il primo romanzo psicologico d'America, il capolavoro di Nathaniel Hawthorne è una stupefacente riflessione sul peccato, la colpa, la vergogna.

Mystisch-metaphysische und göttlich-diabolische Elemente vermengen sich in der Feder des Romantikers der Dunkelheit "Nathaniel Hawthorne". Wenn Sie eine kleine Gänsehaut mit schmunzelnder Seele genießen können, dann sind Sie hier genau richtig, denn folgende 10 Erzählungen versetzen Sie in diese Stimmung.

Auf diesem Hörbuch finden sich drei Erzählungen des Romantikers der Dunkelheit Nathaniel Hawthorne. In "Der graue Streiter" wird die Geschichte eines steinalten puritanischen Propheten erzählt, der immer, wenn die "wahren Gläubigen" einer Gefahr ausgesetzt sind, erscheint und seine Schäfchen beschützt. "Der Teufel des Schreibens" ist ein Autor, der die schriftstellerische Todsünde begeht, seine abgelehnten Manuskripte zu verbrennen, doch der literarische Geist wehrt und manifestiert sich.

Auf diesem Hörbuch finden sich drei Erzählungen des Romantikers der Dunkelheit Nathaniel Hawthorne. In "Das hölzerne Bildnis" erschafft ein Holzschnitzer das Werk seines Lebens, dass Laien wie Profis in Aufregung versetzt, doch auch Genies haben Geheimnisse. "David Swan" zeigt eindrucksvoll auf, dass unzählige Schicksalsstränge mit jeder Handlung und Nicht-Handlung verknüpft sind, so dass zu jedem Zeitpunkt sich das Geschick eines jeden in unzählige Zukunftsvarianten verändern kann. "Die Höhle der drei Hügel" rät davon ab mit den Toten in Kontakt zu treten, denn wer weiß was passiert, wenn diese antworten.

Rappacinis Tochter ist eine wunderschöne junge Frau, deren Vater ein geheimnisvoller Botaniker in Neapel ist. Beide pflegen einen extravaganten Garten, in welchem der schwer verliebte Giovanni Guasconti von "Beatrice" mit einer mystischen Gabe beglückt wird. Aber wenn erst einmal der eigene Atem den Hauch des Todes verströmt, dann gerät auch die stärkste Liebe ins Wanken.