The House Of The Seven Gables - 9781533362070

The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In the book, Hawthorne explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft. The setting for the book was inspired by a gabled house in Salem belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll and by ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

• | Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: May 20, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 378 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1533362076
• | ISBN-13: 9781533362070