The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne [ILLUSTRATED DIGEST EDITION / 1985]
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED EDITON [1985] READER'S DIGEST / WORLD'S BEST READING
Gilded heavyweight hardcover. Features leatherette spine, original inserts and illustrations by David Frampton and an afterword by Henry James.
Book is like new.
The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the theme of human guilt in a style remarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix of fantasy and realism.