The Celestial Railroad

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Narrated by: Andrea Giordani

In this allegorical short story, Nathaniel Hawthorne parodies John Bunyan’s famous book, The Pilgrim’s Progress. Rather than take the long and arduous road to the Celestial City, Hawthorne’s narrator hops on the express train to paradise. As he gets closer to his destination, however, he realizes that the clever-talking Mr. Smooth-It-Away may not be who he claims. While a caricature of Bunyan’s original tale, “The Celestial Railroad” ultimately drives home a similar point: there is no easy road to Heaven, so tough it out on the straight and narrow.

Public Domain (P)2018 Audio Sommelier

Amazing!

Narrator is a little hard to understand, but still worth the bit of extra effort. Masterful continuation of the pilgrims progress.

Excellent story, narration not the best

Excellent story, but difficult to hear/understand narrator, with her particular accent. I found myself focusing too much on trying to understand the words she said, which takes away from the excellence of the story itself.

Could Not Listen

I listen to ALOT of audiobooks. This one I COULD NOT listen to. The narrator whistles, hurting my ears. Her accent was so strong that I could not understand what was being said. I gave up and read the story myself!