The house of the seven gables
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Published:
New York, NY : Modern Library, 2001.
Format:
Book
Edition:
2001 Modern Library ed.
Physical Desc:
xix, 312 pages ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
1320L
Status:

Description

A gloomy New England mansion provides the setting for this classic exploration of ancestral guilt and its expiation through the love and goodwill of succeeding generations. Nathaniel Hawthorne drew inspiration for this story of an immorally obtained property from the role his forebears played in the 17th-century Salem witch trials. Built over an unquiet grave, the House of the Seven Gables carries a dying man's curse that blights the lives of its residents for over two centuries. Now Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon, an iron-hearted hypocrite and intellectual heir to the mansion's unscrupulous founder

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780375756870
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 11, 22 Points
Lexile measure:
1320

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 286).
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,11.0,22,12786

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APA Citation (style guide)

Hawthorne, N. (2001). The house of the seven gables. 2001 Modern Library ed. Modern Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. 2001. The House of the Seven Gables. Modern Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, The House of the Seven Gables. Modern Library, 2001.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The House of the Seven Gables. 2001 Modern Library ed. Modern Library, 2001.

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