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FThis enduring novel of crime and retribution vividly reflects the social and moral values of New England in the 1840s.

A gloomy New England mansion provides the setting for this classic exploration of ancestral guilt and its expiation through the love and goodwill of succeeding generations. Nathaniel Hawthorne drew inspiration for this story of an immorally obtained property from the role his... Read Full Overview

First published in 1851, The House of the Seven Gables is one of Hawthorne's defining works, a vivid depiction of American life and values replete with brilliantly etched characters. The tale of a cursed house with a "mysterious and terrible past" and the generations linked to... Read Full Overview

The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a haunting tale of mystery, revenge, and redemption. Set in a decaying mansion with a dark history, the story follows the Pyncheon family, cursed by a centuries-old injustice. As the weight of their past sins looms over... Read Full Overview

A Classic Paranormal Romance Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne Enjoy the ease of reading with our carefully crafted large print edition. - Enhanced for your visual pleasure with a large and clear 16pt font. - Professionally formatted for a visually appealing reading experience. "Shall... Read Full Overview

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The first edition of the novel, published in 1851 by Ticknor, Reed, and Fields. Robert S. Levine's insightful introduction, revised headnotes, expanded explanatory footnotes, and note on the text and annotations. A generous selection of... Read Full Overview

This annotated edition of " The House of the Seven Gables " includes: Plot Summary Characters analysis Historical Context Biography Step into the haunting world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The House of the Seven Gables," a timeless American classic that weaves a gripping tale of... Read Full Overview

In September of the year during the February of which Hawthorne had completed "The Scarlet Letter," he began "The House of the Seven Gables." Meanwhile, he had removed from Salem to Lenox, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where he occupied with his family a small red wooden... Read Full Overview

The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the... Read Full Overview

In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family. Mysterious deaths threaten... Read Full Overview

The House of the Seven Gables, romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne , published in 1851. The work, set in mid-19th-century Salem, Mass., is a sombre study in hereditary sin, based on the legend of a curse pronounced on Hawthorne's own family by a woman condemned to death during the... Read Full Overview

This enduring novel of crime and retribution vividly reflects the social and moral values of New England in the 1840s. Nathaniel Hawthorne's gripping psychological drama concerns the Pyncheon family, a dynasty founded on pious theft, who live for generations under a dead man's... Read Full Overview

It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's... Read Full Overview

The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into moldering lives and rooms. The mysterious house becomes a metaphor for the family's struggles as the characters confront... Read Full Overview

The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the... Read Full Overview

This annotated edition of " The House of the Seven Gables " includes: Plot Summary Characters analysis Historical Context Biography Step into the haunting world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The House of the Seven Gables," a timeless American classic that weaves a gripping tale of... Read Full Overview