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The House of the Seven Gables — Nathaniel Hawthorne

The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 261 pages

The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It follows the declining Pyncheon family in an old New England house burdened by an ancestral curse and past wrongdoing, weaving themes of guilt, inheritance, and retribution. Its atmospheric blend of mystery and moral reflection makes it rewarding to listen to.

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Contents

  1. The House of the Seven Gables
  2. With an introduction by George Parsons Lathrop
  3. Contents
  4. INTRODUCTORY NOTE THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES.
  5. PREFACE.
  6. THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
  7. I. The Old Pyncheon Family
  8. II. The Little Shop-Window
  9. III. The First Customer
  10. IV. A Day Behind the Counter
  11. V. May and November
  12. VI. Maule’s Well
  13. VII. The Guest
  14. VIII. The Pyncheon of To-day
  15. IX. Clifford and Phœbe
  16. X. The Pyncheon Garden
  17. XI. The Arched Window
  18. XII. The Daguerreotypist
  19. XIII. Alice Pyncheon
  20. XIV. Phœbe’s Good-Bye
  21. XV. The Scowl and Smile
  22. XVI. Clifford’s Chamber
  23. XVII. The Flight of Two Owls
  24. XVIII. Governor Pyncheon
  25. XIX. Alice’s Posies
  26. XX. The Flower of Eden
  27. XXI. The Departure
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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