The House of the Seven Gables

Name: The House of the Seven Gables
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
ISBN: 9781491586921

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Narrator: Buck Schirner

Unabridged: 12 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: The Classic Collection

Published: 03/03/2015

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

From the author of The Scarlet Letter comes a landmark of American literature, an embodiment of the greed which can compel people to treacherous actions.Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables is a study of guilt and renewal from generation to generation. At the time of the Salem witch trials, the patriarch of the Pyncheon family finds himself so covetous of his neighbor’s property that he is led to sinister deeds, turning the community against his neighbor who is ultimately hanged for witchcraft. Though his plot to acquire the land is successful, the dying man's curse on the Pyncheon family comes true generation upon generation. That is, until six generations later when the long-hidden truth is revealed….This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

About Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) was a novelist and short story writer. He wrote many classic novels including The Scarlet Letter, Tanglewood Tales, Twice-Told Tales, and The House of the Seven Gables.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Olivia on December 29, 2020

HAWTHORNE: Look at this old house. *whispers conspiratorially* It’s very scary. ME: Ooh, why? HAWTHORNE: What? ME: Why is it scary? HAWTHORNE, confused: Well, it’s -- I mean, it’s old, see? ME: Yes, but why is it scary? HAWTHORNE: It’s cursed! ME: How? HAWTHORNE, getting impatient: It just is, okay? There w......more

Goodreads review by Kim on August 17, 2009

OHMYFREAKIN'GAWD. Why the hell did I pick this up again? Life's too short, you say? You have 200+ other books on your 'to read' shelf and this was sucking your will to read? Give it up! You're right... all of it... and my answer is... my excuse being... because I'm freakin' stubborn. Its Hawthorne.......more

Goodreads review by Brett on May 01, 2022

I actually enjoyed this one. Nathaniel Hawthorne has a unique way of writing and I think it he's hit or miss. For instance I didn't care for 'The Scarlett Letter' but I really liked 'Young Goodman Brown'. This story explored themes of guilt and generational sin. I felt all the characters had connect......more

Goodreads review by Henry on October 09, 2024

The illustrious Pyncheon family had quite a useful reign, (but that was long ago) its founder Col. Pyncheon a stout, merciless Puritan and able soldier, helped wipe out the scourge the evil threat of the abominable witches, in the honorable Salem trials of 1692. For his just reward he happened by pu......more

Goodreads review by Werner on March 17, 2018

Note, March 17, 2018: I edited this again slightly, just to change the formatting of a long quotation. Note, May 14, 2016: I edited this review just now to make a slight factual correction. During the Salem witch hysteria of 1692, when real-life accused witch Sarah Good was about to hanged, she pointe......more