The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Illustrated Classic American Literature Novel | Perfect for Book Collectors, Literature Students & Gothic Fiction Lovers

A unique illustrated edition of the classic with special Introduction.SeaWolf Press is proud to offer another book in its collection of illustrated classic literature. Each book in the collection contains the text, illustrations, and cover from the first or early edition.Use Amazon's Lookinside feature to compare this edition with others. You'll be impressed by the differences. If you like our book, be sure to leave a review! Our version has:84 unique illustrations from two original editions. Don't be fooled by other versions with missing or made-up pictures.A preface by the author and introduction by G. P. Lathrop.Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions.A beautiful cover that replicates a 1913 edition cover.Properly formatted text complete with correct indenting, spacing, footnotes, italics, and tables.The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel published in 1851. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home, exploring themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft. The setting for the book was inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, a gabled house in Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll. The book has been adapted several times to film and television.