num_pages: 432
description: It is a terrific romance story that amalgamates mystery, reality and fantasy. Hawthorne has presented an avaricious Colonel Pyncheon who accumulates his money and builds his house in a wretched place, haunted by evil ghosts. The meticulous portrayal of multidimensional characters, straight narrative employed with poetic and emblematic imagery makes the book unique and worth-read.
language: English
title: The House of the Seven Gables
titlecomplete: The House of the Seven Gables
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: 38876
places: Salem, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, New England
publisher: Read How You Want