Price-check: The Scarlet Letter
Checked 2026-10-30Our verdict: Free on Internet Archive — AI-narrated and labelled as such; $0 for the full 8 hours.
| Way to get it | Cost | Wait / Keep? |
|---|---|---|
| Free — Libby / Hoopla (library) | Free | Free on Internet Archive (Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection) |
| Chirp deal (when on offer) | Pending | No wait · yours to keep |
| Audible | 1 credit / check price | No wait · yours to keep |
| Libro.fm | Pending | No wait · yours, supports a bookstore |
| Spotify Premium | Pending — we never guess Spotify inclusion | Stream while subscribed · included hours expire monthly |
Audible cash prices are never hard-coded here: Amazon permits displayed prices only via its API with a timestamp, so this row is always “1 credit / check price”.
Listening note
Hester Prynne's story of sin, shame and quiet defiance in Puritan Boston, narrated by a Microsoft AI voice in the Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection. It's an AI-narrated edition, labelled as such, and free to stream or download on Internet Archive with no account needed.
Sources: Internet Archive item synapseml_gutenberg_the_scarlet_letter_by_nathaniel_hawthorn — Project Gutenberg Audiobook Collection, Microsoft TTS (SteffanNeural), etext #33; MP3 length 29,461.7s — checked 2026-10-30