The House of the Seven Gables: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The House of the Seven Gables is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804–1864).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The House of the Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 and published in April 1851. The story follows a New England family haunted by an ancient curse tied to their ancestral home, built on land wrongfully seized during the Salem Witch Trials. Exploring themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, the novel weaves together past and present as impoverished Hepzibah Pyncheon, her brother Clifford, and their young cousin Phoebe confront family secrets and the mysterious death of Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The House of the Seven Gables
- Author credits: Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804–1864)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Domestic fiction
- Haunted houses -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Paranormal fiction
- Salem (Mass.) -- Fiction
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- Best Books Ever Listings
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Novels
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