The complete online text of House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Although Nathaniel Hawthorne called himself "the obscurest man in American letters," his achievements in fiction, both as short-story writer and novelist, offer models fashioned too well for contemporary and later writers to ignore. Even though fame was...

When Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on our most patriotic holiday in 1804, his ancestral roots were already deeply planted in New England. Writing in The Scarlet Letter (1850) of his sentimental affection for the town of his birth,...

In sketches, tales, and romances published in the second third of the nineteenth century, Nathaniel Hawthorne chose mainly American materials, drawing especially on the history of colonial New England and his native Salem in the time of his early America...

EYERLY:The House of the Seven Gables Smith, Rushton; Schaffner, Aquilino, Johnson; Manhattan School ofMusic Opera Theater and Orchestra, Gilbert. Text. Albany Records TROY 447 (2) Scott Eyerly's opera adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables had its New York...

Salem's House of the Seven Gables is well-known as the site that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write his famous 19th-century novel of the same name. But few visitors who climb the house's secret staircase or stop to smell the roses in its period...

Three Frank Lloyd Wright structures and nine other sites in 10 states have been designated National Historic Landmarks.The buildings by the famed American architect are the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pa., a glazed glass pyramidal tower built in the 1950s; the Aline Barnsdall...

Discusses the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, "The House of the Seven Gables." Reviews the characters, plot, and main influences. Explores the theme of Karma; the things you do to people, come back on you and maybe your family.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's usage of weather metaphors cleverly conveys the image of the many facets of the characters' individuality and demeanor throughout the novel. Phoebe's innocence and purity, the volatile and shaky state of Clifford, and the appearance as well as the personality of Hepzibah are effectively represented in this story. These characters are faced with many trials and tribulations, and their strong qualities as well as their flaws assist them to prevail in the end.

Through use of detail, irony, and his sarcastic tone, Hawthorne is showing the reader the contempt he feels for Judge Pyncheon. He is letting the reader know that the Judge is far less than what the townspeople believe him to be.