The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1851. The novel is set in a gloomy New England mansion with a mysterious and dark past. It explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, intertwined with a family curse that haunts the Pyncheon family. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his works that explore themes of sin, guilt, and morality, often set against the backdrop of Puritan New England. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, his early experiences in this historically rich and often dark town greatly influenced his writing, especially its focus on ancestral guilt and the moral complexity of human nature.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- The House of the Seven Gables
- Table of contents
- Introductory Note
- Preface
- 1. The Old Pyncheon Family
- 2. The Little Shop-Window
- 3. The First Customer
- 4. A Day Behind The Counter
- 5. May And November
- 6. Maule's Well
- 7. The Guest
- 8. The Pyncheon Of To-Day
- 9. Clifford And Phoebe
- 10. The Pyncheon Garden
- 11. The Arched Window
- 12. The Daguerreotypist
- 13. Alice Pyncheon
- 14. Phoebe's Good-Bye
- 15. The Scowl And Smile
- 16. Clifford's Chamber
- 17. The Flight Of Two Owls
- 18. Governor Pyncheon
- 19. Alice's Posies
- 20. The Flower Of Eden
- 21. The Departure