The House of the Seven Gables
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The House of the Seven Gables

  1. 432 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The House of the Seven Gables

About this book

The story of the Pyncheon family, residents of an evil house cursed by the victim of their ancestor's witch hunt and haunted by the ghosts of many generations. The House of the Seven Gables has been home to many generations of the Pyncheon family, each with their own dramas and tragedies. But all have felt the cold touch of a curse placed upon the house by a man who was hanged for witchcraft, the victim of a Pyncheon ancestor's greed. This evil house is haunted by the ghosts of its sinful dead, and tortured by the fear of its frightened living. Written as a follow-up to The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables draws on Hawthorne's own family history—an ancestor of his was a judge in the Salem witch trials—and demonstrates a masterful blending of the actual and the imaginary. This edition includes:
-A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information
-A chronology of the author's life and work
-A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context
-An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations
-Detailed explanatory notes
-Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work
-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

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Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9781416534778
eBook ISBN
9781416561927
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. CHRONOLOGY OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S LIFE AND WORK
  7. HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF The House of the Seven Gables
  8. THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
  9. Preface by the Author
  10. I. The Old Pyncheon Family
  11. II. The Little Shopwindow
  12. III. The First Customer
  13. IV. A Day Behind the Counter
  14. V. May and November
  15. VI. Maule’s Well
  16. VII. The Guest
  17. VIII. The Pyncheon of Today
  18. IX. Clifford and Phoebe
  19. X. The Pyncheon Garden
  20. XI. The Arched Window
  21. XII. The Daguerreotypist
  22. XIII. Alice Pyncheon
  23. XIV. Phoebe’s Good-by
  24. XV. The Scowl and Smile
  25. XVI. Clifford’s Chamber
  26. XVII. The Flight of Two Owls
  27. XVIII. Governor Pyncheon
  28. XIX. Alice’s Posies
  29. XX. The Flower of Eden
  30. XXI. The Departure
  31. NOTES
  32. INTERPRETIVE NOTES
  33. CRITICAL EXCERPTS
  34. QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
  35. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INTERESTED READER