The House of the Seven Gables (Annotated)

The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel composed beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. 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.
This edition has been formatted for your NOOK, with an active table of contents. The work has also been annotated, with additional information about the book and its author, including an overview, plot, characters, background, major themes, influences, adaptations, biographical and bibliographical information.