Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Two-Hearted River: The Centennial Edition Author: Ernest Hemingway Narrator: Kyle Soller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 27 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Ernest Hemingway’s landmark short story of a veteran’s solo fishing trip in Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula, featuring a revelatory foreword by John N. Maclean. “A century since its publication in the collection In Our Time, “Big Two-Hearted River” has helped shape language and literature in America and across the globe, and its magnetic pull continues to draw readers, writers, and critics. The story is the best early example of Ernest Hemingway’s now-familiar writing style: short sentences, punchy nouns and verbs, few adjectives and adverbs, and a seductive cadence. Easy to imitate, difficult to match. The subject matter of the story has inspired generations of writers to believe that fly fishing can be literature. More than any of his stories, it depends on his ‘iceberg theory’ of literature, the notion that leaving essential parts of a story unsaid, the underwater portion of the iceberg, adds to its power. Taken in context with his other work, it marks Hemingway’s passage from boyish writer to accomplished author: nothing big came before it, novels and stories poured out after it.” —from the foreword by John N. Maclean

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Lady Audley’s Secret & more: A BBC Radio 4 Gothic Drama Collection Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon Narrator: Stephanie Turner, Charlotte Emmerson, Sam Dale, Perdita Weeks, Alison Pettitt, Hattie Morahan, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Jonathan Firth, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 25 minutes Release date: December 22, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Three classic stories from the 'Queen of Sensation Fiction' - plus bonus documentary Mary Elizabeth Braddon was one of the most important and influential female novelists of the 19th Century, and the founder (alongside Wilkie Collins) of the popular 'sensation fiction' genre. This collection features her best-known novel, Lady Audley's Secret, a thrilling tale of bigamy, murder and arson that outraged Victorian society on its first release - and was an instant bestseller. Also included are two atmospheric short stories and an edition of Sensational Women exploring her life and work. Lady Audley's Secret - Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires through her marriage to the devoted Sir Michael Audley. But her newfound security is threatened when young lawyer Robert Audley sets out to uncover the truth about her hidden past. Hattie Morahan, Charlotte Emmerson, Alex Wyndham and Sam Dale star in this electrifying dramatisation. The Cold Embrace - When Josef, a handsome young German artist, betrays his delicate fiancée, her vengeance is eerily appropriate... This chilling adaptation of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's ghostly story stars Stephanie Turner, Jonathan Firth and Alison Pettitt. Samuel Lowgood's Revenge - An impoverished clerk discovers that his rival in love has defrauded their employer. But what should he do with this knowledge? Barbara Flynn reads Braddon's 1861 tale of jealousy and retribution. Sensational Women: Mary Braddon - Sarah Dunant takes a look at the notorious sensation author, who was condemned for rotting the moral fibre of a whole generation of young women. First published 1860 ('The Cold Embrace'), 1861 ('Samuel Lowgood's Revenge'), 1862 (Lady Audley's Secret) Cast and credits Written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Lady Audley's Secret Mary Braddon - Hattie Morahan Lucy, Lady Audley - Charlotte Emmerson Sir Michael Audley - Sam Dale Phoebe Marks - Lizzy Watts Luke Marks - Benjamin Askew Robert Audley - Alex Wyndham George Talboys - Joseph Kloska Alicia Audley - Perdita Weeks Lieutenant Maldon - Jonathan Tafler Mr Dawson/Landlord - Paul Rider Mrs Vincent - Charlotte West-Oram Tonks - Deborah McAndrew Dramatised by Theresa Heskins Directed by Julie Beckett and Fiona Kelcher First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 20 April-1 May 2009 The Cold Embrace Mary Braddon - Stephanie Turner Josef - Jonathan Firth Gertrude - Alison Pettitt Father - John Hartley Postmaster - Ioan Meredith Passenger - Hugh Dickson Woman - Carolyn Jones Fisherman - Chris Pavlo Parisienne - Tracy-Ann Oberman Dramatised by Christopher Hawes Produced by Marion Nancarrow First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 June 1997 Samuel Lowgood's Revenge Read by Barbara Flynn Produced by Rebecca Nicholson First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 November 1998 Sensational Women: Mary Braddon Presented by Sarah Dunant Extracts read by Sally Beauman Produced by Lore Windemuth First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 October 1996 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soldiers’ Pay Author: William Faulkner Narrator: Keith Szarabajka Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Set after the conclusion of World War I, Pulitzer Prize–winning author William Faulkner’s first novel explores the war’s emotional impact on weary veterans as they travel by train across the United States to their Georgia hometown. The condition of one soldier—scarred, blind, and nearly mute—inspires fellow travelers to see him home safely to a family that believes him dead—and a fiancée who has moved on. With experimental narrative techniques mixed with literary modernism, this early Faulkner classic captures the atmosphere of America’s Lost Generation and marked the beginning of the author’s legacy as one of the most influential fiction writers in American history.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hansel & Gretel and Other Stories Author: The Brothers Grimm Narrator: Chris Coxon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 7, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: This charming collection of Grimms' Fairy Tales includes 'Hansel & Gretel', 'The Mouse, the Bird & the Sausage', 'The Golden Bird', 'Old Sultan' and 'The Straw, the Coal & the Bean'. Grimms' Fairy Tales was first published in Germany in 1812 as 'Kinder und Hausmärchen'. This series of recordings is based on the original 1823 English translation by Edgar Taylor, with subsequent editing by Marian Edwardes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620598 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Pinocchio: Carlo Collodi Author: Carlo Collodi Narrator: Sebastian Lohse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: October 3, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Geppetto schnitzte ein hölzernes Spielzeug, aber die Puppe wünschte sich, ein Junge zu sein. Geppetto schnitzte ihn aus Holz, und Pinocchios Herz war freundlich und gut. Er liebte Geppetto aber Pinocchio langweilte sich - er wollte Spaß haben. Er mochte die Schule nicht, er wollte spielen, also lief er eines schönen Tages weg. Er erlebte viele Abenteuer, gute und schlechte, manche machten ihn glücklich, manche traurig.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Peter Hase: Die schönsten Geschichten Author: Beatrix Potter Narrator: Sebastian Lohse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 11 minutes Release date: October 3, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Dieses Hörbuch versammelt die schönsten Geschichten von Peter Hase und seinen Freunden. Seit über 110 Jahren bezaubern die Geschichten und Illustrationen von Beatrix Potter ihre Leserschaft...nicht nur Kinder, auch Erwachsene. Mit Humor und viel Phantasie erfahren wir von den Abenteuern der kleinen Hasenfreunde mitten in der blühenden Natur.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618738 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Complete Short Stories Author: D.H. Lawrence Narrator: Paul Metcalfe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 40 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 14, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: For the first time, all of Lawrence's sixty-seven short stories are collected in a single volume. The settings range from the scenes of his Nottinghamshire boyhood and the mining community he grew up in, his teaching years and to the world of his travels from Australia to South America and Europe. But the stories always encompass the eternal in the particular.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Stern der Ungeborenen: vollständig und ungekürzt Author: Franz Werfel Narrator: Wolfgang Schrader Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 1, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Science Fiction der besonderen Art – nicht technisch, sondern emotional, geistesgeschichtlich und mental. Der Ich-Erzähler F.W. wird von seinem Freund B.H. in eine 100.000 Jahre in der Zukunft existierende Gesellschaft zitiert. Der Leser wird in einer tour de force von Philosophie, Psychologie und Religion in gesellschaftliche Zustände geführt, in denen scheinbar alle bekannten Probleme des menschlichen Daseins gelöst sind. Aber der Schein trügt. Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung fesseln den Leser von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite. Die späte intellektuelle Delikatesse eines Autors, der das Heischen nach Anerkennung bereits hinter sich gelassen hat und nur noch zu seinem Vergnügen schreibt. Eine Utopie von permanenter Aktualität, die zu Unrecht etwas in Vergessenheit geraten ist.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walden Author: Henry David Thoreau Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 17 minutes Release date: August 31, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: 'Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me the truth. ' 'If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.' 'As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.' Walden was published in 1854 by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, a social experiment, a voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and—to some degree—a manual for self-reliance. Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay 'Civil Disobedience', an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. A true audiobook treasure!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621272 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Mondreigen von Schlaraffis Author: Ricarda Huch Narrator: Audiella Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 12 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Eine märchenhafte Geschichte über den Traum vom Glück und die Freude am Ergreifen des Augenblicks. Bei Vollmond treffen sich die Einwohner von Schlaraffis zum nächtlichen Tanzen auf einer Wiese. Besonders Dominik und die neu zugezogene Frau Sälde freuen sich auf den nächsten Mondreigen. Doch der Pfarrer des Ortes, dem dieses heidnische Brauchtum ein Dorn im Auge ist, setzt eine verhängnisvolle Entwicklung in Gang. Diese Erzählungen ist eine der anmutigsten Ricarda Huchs. Mit schalkhafter Phantasie spinnt sie hier auf schelmische Weise die wirklichen Dinge ein in die Rosen der Romantik. Hans Bethge, 1896.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Swiss Family Robinson Author: Johann David Wyss Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: First published in 1812, The Swiss Family Robinson may sometimes seem old-fashioned to modern readers, especially the family’s attitude toward wildlife (if it moves, shoot it). However, it’s a truly exciting adventure and a timeless story of warm and loving family life. As the narrator says: “It was written... for the instruction and amusement of my children. Children are, on the whole, very much alike everywhere, and you four lads fairly represent multitudes... It will make me happy to think that my simple narrative may lead some of these to observe how blessed are the results of patient continuance in well-doing, what benefits arise from the thoughtful application of knowledge and science, and how good and pleasant a thing it is when brethren dwell together in unity, under the eye of parental love.” Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss (this edition lists J.R. as the author), the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world, and self-reliance. It’s fun to think of the long-ago author reading his own books of natural history and creating this novel to share his interests with his boys. Wyss was a Swiss author, best remembered for The Swiss Family Robinson. He was born and died in Bern. It is said that he was inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, but wanted to write a story from which his own children would learn, as the father in the story taught important lessons to his children. The Swiss Family Robinson was first published in German in 1812, then translated into English two years later. It has since become one of the most popular books of all time.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Classic Short Stories Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: From humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair,' wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic. In 'Benediction,' a young woman visits her brother in the seminary. A camel goes to a party in 'The Camel's Back.' 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' is a poignant fantasy about a man who ages backward. Finally, tragedy befalls a young couple in 'The Lees of Happiness.' The stories in this collection are from the books Flappers and Philosophers and Tales of the Jazz Age. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age—a term he popularized. During his lifetime, he published four novels, four story collections, and 164 short stories. A true original audiobook treasure!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Study In Scarlet Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his 'study in scarlet': 'There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction. Over 125 years after his creation, Sherlock Holmes remains the most popular fictional detective in history. Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for the 60 stories he wrote about Sherlock Holmes. His body of work includes nearly 200 novels, short stories, poems, historical books, and pamphlets.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Story Of The First Christmas Tree Author: Henry Van Dyke Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: This is a folk tale of how the first tree came into being. It tells of a hero Winfried with his young companion stepping boldly into the pagan right of the passing into winter. He preaches the gospel of Christ and His birth on that night; then from the heavens came a miracle that resulted in the salvation of the people. To celebrate, they brought new life or the Christmas tree into their homes. Henry Van Dyke was a U.S. short-story writer, poet, and essayist popular in the early decades of the 20th century. Educated at Princeton, Van Dyke graduated from its theological seminary in 1877 and became a Presbyterian minister. His early works, “The Story of the Other Wise Man” and “The First Christmas Tree”, were first read aloud to his congregation in New York as sermons. These quickly brought him recognition. A wonderful Christmas treasury for the entire family.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Iliad Author: Homer Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 26, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: “The Iliad“ is an epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy (which was also known as Ilion, Ilios or Ilium in ancient times). Written in the mid-8th Century BCE, “The Iliad' is usually considered to be the earliest work in the whole Western literary tradition, and one of the best known and loved stories of all time. Through its portrayal of the epic subject matter of the Trojan War, the stirring scenes of bloody battle, the wrath of Achilles, and the constant interventions of the gods, it explores themes of glory, wrath, homecoming, and fate, and has provided subjects and stories for many other later Greek, Roman and Renaissance writings. Homer is the legendary author to whom the authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey is attributed. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618326 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Colomba Author: Prosper Mérimée Narrator: Gert Heidenreich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 25, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Die mitreißende Geschichte eines Manns, der vor einer lebensverändernden Entscheidung steht!Gemeinsam mit seiner Tochter Lydia reist Sir Thomas Nevil nach Korsika. Auf der Schiffsreise treffen die beiden auf den jungen Oberleutnant Orso della Rebbia, der nicht in sein Heimatdorf zurückkehren will, da er besorgt ist, in die Geschichte einer Blutrache verwickelt zu werden. Dort wurde Orsos Vater nämlich vor Jahren ermordet und nun scheint auch der Schuldige gefunden zu sein. Doch soll er seinen Vater rächen oder nicht? -

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tarzan Triumphant Series: Part of Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs Narrator: Ben Dooley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Tarzan Triumphant (Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library)   Book 15 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.   Evil men have come to the land of Tarzan of the Apes, looting and killing as they move. But other evil lurks in a small valley of the Ghenzi Mountains, where the last remnants of an ugly, perverted people dwell in what they call their faith—an ancient belief that came from Rome nearly 2,000 years before. Now they are wicked and many of them are insane. And now they have captured Lady Barbara Collis and mean to use her as a human sacrifice—unless Tarzan arrives in time!   EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARY   For the first time ever, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure. Featuring cover art by legendary artist Joe Jusko and new forewords and afterwords by today’s authorities and luminaries, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621185 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Metamorphosis Author: Franz Kafka Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 22, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: The Metamorphosis is a story, about a man who wakes up transformed into a bug and the repercussions it has on his life and the people around him. What does it all mean? It is most probably an autobiography of how Kafka himself experienced early life living with his parents. Kafka describes how he endured his mother and father's financial and emotional exploitation's, to the point of detaching from them and thereby ceasing to be their son (the real metamorphosis). Gregor’s metamorphosis is that of Kafka’s being an obedient son, subserviently paying for his parents’ narcissistic needs with his own life, into being a disobedient one—as if he had become a ‘piece of vermin’. Gregor’s parents possessed a large sum of money which symbolizes the needlessness of Gregor’s exploitation. Thus the parents did not love him for who he was, but for his loyal willingness to undergo this exploitation. Reduced to vermin, Gregor can no longer financially benefit his parents. It is the parents that caused Gregor’s/Kafka’s metamorphosis. The debt Gregor intended to repay his parents symbolizes the emotional debt many adult children continue to feel towards their elderly parents for the love and care they provided.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620136 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tragedy Of Macbeth Author: William Shakespeare Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 22, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: 'What’s done cannot be undone.' The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, Macbeth most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death. Shakespeare's source for the story is the account of Macbeth, King of Scotland, Macduff, and Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of England, Scotland, and Ireland familiar to Shakespeare and his contemporaries, although the events in the play differ extensively from the history of the real Macbeth. The events of the tragedy are usually associated with the execution of Henry Garnet for complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. In the backstage world of theatre, some believe that the play is cursed, and will not mention its title aloud, referring to it instead as 'The Scottish Play'. The play has attracted some of the most renowned actors to the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twice Told Tales Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 22, 2022 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name. Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that town. Hawthorne entered Bowdoin College in 1821 and graduated in 1825. He published his first work in 1828, the novel Fanshawe; he later tried to suppress it, feeling it was not equal to the standard of his later work.[He published several short stories in periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The following year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three children.