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The Nathaniel Hawthorne Library

The Nathaniel Hawthorne Library

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
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In this quiet chamber of spoken pages, the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne are restored to their living breath. Here you will find full-length readings drawn from shadowed forests, scarlet emblems, and the hidden chambers of the human heart. Tales where conscience walks beside mystery, and every whispered sentence carries the weight of another age.

Listen, and wander slowly through stories shaped by solitude, moral struggle, and the faint glow of lantern-light, as though the past itself had found a voice once more.Public domain
Episodes
  • Twice Told Tales - Fancy's Show-Box

    Twice Told Tales - Fancy's Show-Box
    Apr 4 2026
    In which an aged gentleman, surrounded by the spectral visitations of Fancy, Memory, and Conscience, confronts the haunting visions of unacted sins and moral reckonings that fester within his soul. The sombre reflection ponders the nature of guilt—whether it springs from mere thought or deed—and the enduring need for penitence and mercy in the human heart.
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    16 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - Dr. Heideggar's Experiment

    Twice Told Tales - Dr. Heideggar's Experiment
    Apr 4 2026
    In which Dr. Heidegger, a peculiar old physician, entertains four elderly acquaintances with a mysterious experiment involving a rare water reputed to restore lost youth, leading to a brief renaissance of vigour and spirited folly within his shadowed study. Though their reflections and manners momentarily revive the fervour of youth, the fleeting nature of this enchantment casts a thoughtful pall upon the evening’s revelry.
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    26 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - The Vision Of the Mountain

    Twice Told Tales - The Vision Of the Mountain
    Apr 3 2026
    In which a youthful wanderer, newly arrived in a rural village, encounters a mysterious and enchanting vision reflected in a forest spring, a spectre of beauty and promise that haunts his thoughts and dreamlike reveries. Drawn between reality and fancy, he lingers amidst the quiet woods and fading light, pondering the nature of this apparition before it quietly dissolves into the tender hues of memory and hope.
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    15 mins
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