The House of the Seven Gables

<p><em>The House of the Seven Gables</em> by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a Gothic novel set in a gloomy decaying mansion in New England. It tells the story of the Pyncheon family whose history is marked by greed guilt and a generations-old curse.</p><p>The plot centers on Hepzibah Pyncheon an elderly woman living in the ancestral house with her brother Clifford recently released from prison after being falsely accused of murder. Their lives are disrupted by the arrival of Phoebe a young cheerful cousin and Holgrave a mysterious lodger with radical ideas.</p><p>As family secrets unravel and old wrongs are revealed the Pyncheons are given a chance at redemption. The novel explores themes of ancestral guilt retribution and the possibility of renewal ultimately ending on a hopeful note.</p><p>Published in 1851 the novel blends psychological insight with historical commentary and moral reflection.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>