description: The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the theme of human guilt in a style remarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix of fantasy and realism.
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: Penguin