{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-seven-gables","title":"The House of the Seven Gables","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe House of the Seven Gables\u003c\/i\u003e, by STRONGNathaniel Hawthorne, is part of the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. Greed, treachery, mesmerism, and murder are just some of the bricks STRONGHawthorne uses to build \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Seven Gables\u003c\/i\u003e. Generations before the present story begins, wealthy Colonel Pyncheon covets Matthew Maule's land. When Maule is hanged for witchcraft, he puts a curse on the Colonel--and all his descendants. Now the menacing Judge Pyncheon continues the family tradition of hiding cruelty under a dazzling smile, while his scowling niece, Hepzibah, and half-mad nephew, Clifford, are reduced to poverty by his machinations. But the younger generation, embodied in their distant cousin, Phoebe, becomes a ray of hope penetrating the dark house. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThough Hawthorne openly discusses his book's \"moral\" in its preface, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Seven Gables\u003c\/i\u003e is no dry sermon. In fact, a strong stream of poetic fantasy runs through it, which the author acknowledges by calling it a \"romance,\" rather than a novel. Like his other great works, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Seven Gables\u003c\/i\u003e reflects Hawthorne's rich understanding of complex motives, of individuals caught in the unending struggle between our highest aspirations and our basest desires. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGordon Tapper\u003c\/b\u003e, Associate Professor of English at DePauw University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMachine That Sings: Modernism, Hart Crane, and the Culture of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote the Introduction and Notes to the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics edition of Willa Cather's \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48381296181503,"sku":"*R0089901*","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5271693482755.jpg?v=1775655952","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-seven-gables","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}