num_pages: 288
description: The curse of Matthew Maule descends on seven generations of the inhabitants of an old New England house
language: English
title: The House of the Seven Gables
titlecomplete: The House of the Seven Gables (Signet Classics)
characters: Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon, Venner Pyncheon, Matthew Maule, the younger, Gervayse Pyncheon, Hepzibah Pyncheon, Ned Higgins, Phoebe Pyncheon, Colonel Pyncheon, Clifford Pyncheon, Alice Pyncheon, Matthew Maule, Scipio (Pyncheon slave), Thomas Maule, Holgrave the daguerrotypist
genres: Fiction, American, Gothic, Classic Literature, Horror, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 38873
places: Salem, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, New England
publisher: Signet Classics