The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The House of the Seven Gables' stands as a pivotal work in American literature, encapsulating themes of guilt, retribution, and the impact of history on personal lives. Written in a Gothic style, the novel intricately weaves the tale of the Pyncheon family, haunted by a legacy of moral and material decay within their ancestral mansion. Hawthorne employs rich symbolism and psychological depth, exploring the interplay between fate and free will against a backdrop influenced ...