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The Marble Faun

The Marble Faun

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Number of Chapters: 50

Length: 16 hours and 12 minutes

Language: English

The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, Gothic novel, and travel guide. In the spring of 1858, Hawthorne was inspired to write his romance when he saw the Faun of Praxiteles in a Roman sculpture gallery. The theme, characteristic of Hawthorne, is guilt and the Fall of Man. The four main characters are Miriam, a beautiful painter who is compared to Eve, Beatrice Cenci, Lady Macbeth, Judith, and Cleopatra, and is being pursued by a mysterious, threatening Model; Hilda, an innocent copyist who is compared to the Virgin Mary; Kenyon, a sculptor, who represents rationalist humanism; and Donatello, the Count of Monti Beni, who is compared to Adam, resembles the Faun of Praxiteles, and is probably only half human. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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01 - Chapter I: MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO (grayeul)
02 - Chapter II: THE FAUN (grayeul)
03 - Chapter III: SUBTERRANEAN REMINISCENCES (grayeul)
04 - Chapter IV: THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
05 - Chapter V: MIRIAM'S STUDIO (Amy Gramour)
06 - Chapter VI: THE VIRGIN'S SHRINE (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
07 - Chapter VII: BEATRICE (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
08 - Chapter VIII: THE SUBURBAN VILLA (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
09 - Chapter IX: THE FAUN AND NYMPH (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
10 - Chapter X: THE SYLVAN DANCE (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
11 - Chapter XI: FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
12 - Chapter XII: A STROLL ON THE PINCIAN (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
13 - Chapter XIII: A SCULPTOR'S STUDIO (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
14 - Chapter XIV: CLEOPATRA (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
15 - Chapter XV: AN AESTHETIC COMPANY (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
16 - Chapter XVI: A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
17 - Chapter XVII: MIRIAM'S TROUBLE (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
18 - Chapter XVIII: ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE (Terry Goodyer)
19 - Chapter XIX: THE FAUN'S TRANSFORMATION (Terry Goodyer)
20 - Chapter XX: THE BURIAL CHANT (Terry Goodyer)
21 - Chapter XXI: THE DEAD CAPUCHIN (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
22 - Chapter XXII: THE MEDICI GARDENS (LizMourant)
23 - Chapter XXIII: MIRIAM AND HILDA (LizMourant)
24 - Chapter XXIV: THE TOWER AMONG THE APENNINES (LizMourant)
25 - Chapter XXV: SUNSHINE (LizMourant)
26 - Chapter XXVI: THE PEDIGREE OF MONTE BENI (Amy Gramour)
27 - Chapter XXVII: MYTHS (Amy Gramour)
28 - Chapter XXVIII: THE OWL TOWER (Amy Gramour)
29 - Chapter XXIX: ON THE BATTLEMENTS (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
30 - Chapter XXX: DONATELLO'S BUST (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
31 - Chapter XXXI: THE MARBLE SALOON (Amy Gramour)
32 - Chapter XXXII: SCENES BY THE WAY (Amy Gramour)
33 - Chapter XXXIII: PICTURED WINDOWS (Amy Gramour)
34 - Chapter XXXIV: MARKET-DAY IN PERUGIA (Amy Gramour)
35 - Chapter XXXV: THE BRONZE PONTIFF'S BENEDICTION (Amy Gramour)
36 - Chapter XXXVI: HILDA'S TOWER (Amy Gramour)
37 - Chapter XXXVII: THE EMPTINESS OF PICTURE GALLERIES (Tim Ferreira)
38 - Chapter XXXVIII: ALTARS AND INCENSE (Tim Ferreira)
39 - Chapter XXXIX: THE WORLD'S CATHEDRAL (Tim Ferreira)
40 - Chapter XL: HILDA AND A FRIEND (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
41 - Chapter XLI: SNOWDROPS AND MAIDENLY DELIGHTS (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
42 - Chapter XLII: REMINISCENCES OF MIRIAM (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
43 - Chapter XLIII: THE EXTINCTION OF A LAMP (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
44 - Chapter XLIV: THE DESERTED SHRINE (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
45 - Chapter XLV: THE FLIGHT OF HILDA'S DOVES (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
46 - Chapter XLVI: A WALK ON THE CAMPAGNA (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
47 - Chapter XLVII: THE PEASANT AND CONTADINA (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
48 - Chapter XLVIII: A SCENE IN THE CORSO (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
49 - Chapter XLIX: A FROLIC OF THE CARNIVAL (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
50 - Chapter L: MIRIAM, HILDA, KENYON, DONATELLO (Lars Rolander (1942-2016))
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