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050 00 $aPS1861$b.A1 2010
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100 1 $aHawthorne, Nathaniel,$d1804-1864.
245 14 $aThe house of the seven gables :$ba romance /$cNathaniel Hawthorne ; with a new introduction by Katherine Howe and an afterword by Brenda Wineapple.
260 $aNew York :$bSignet Classics,$c[2010]
300 $a302 pages ;$c18 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aSignet Classic.
505 0 $aOld Pyncheon family -- Little shopwindow -- First customer -- Day behind the counter -- May and November -- Maule's well -- Guest -- Pyncheon of today -- Clifford and Phoebe -- Pyncheon garden -- Arched window -- Daguerreotypist -- Alice Pyncheon -- Phoebe's good-by -- Scowl and smile -- Clifford's chamber -- Flight of two owls -- Governor Pyncheon -- Alice's posies -- Flower of Eden -- Departure.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 299-302).
520 $aHawthorne's tale about the brooding hold of the past over the present is a complex one, twisting and turning its way back through many generations of a venerable New England family, one of whose members was accused of witchcraft in 17th century Salem. More than 200 years later, we meet the family in its decaying, gabled mansion, still haunted by the presence of dead ancestors: Hepzibah, an elderly gentlewoman fallen on had times; her ineffectual brother, Clifford; and young Phoebe, a country maiden who cheerfully takes it upon herself to care for her two doddering relations. There's also Holgrave, a free-spirited daguerreotypist, who makes a surprising transformation into conventional respectability at the story's end. These people seem to be symbols for Hawthorne's theme more than full-bodied characters in their own right. As such, it can only be difficult for today's young adults to identify with them, especially since they are so caught up in a past that is all but unknown to present day sensibilities. Talented Joan Allen, twice nominated for Academy Awards, reads the tale in a clear, luminous voice. Because she has chosen not to do voices, however, it is sometimes difficult to tell which character is speaking. Still, she is more than equal to the task of handling Hawthorne's stately prose in a presentation that will be a good curriculum support for students of Hawthorne or those seeking special insight into this work of fiction. Carol Katz, Harrison Library, NY.
650 0 $aHaunted houses$vFiction.
651 0 $aSalem (Mass.)$vFiction.
650 7 $aHaunted houses.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00951928
651 7 $aMassachusetts$zSalem.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01205839
650 7 $aOccult fiction.$2sears
650 7 $aDomestic fiction.$2sears
650 7 $aHistorical fiction.$2sears
650 7 $aHaunted houses$vFiction.$2sears
651 7 $aSalem (Mass.)$vFiction.$2sears
655 7 $aDomestic fiction.$2lcgft
655 7 $aDomestic fiction.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01726589
655 7 $aFiction.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423787
655 4 $aDomestic fiction.
655 7 $aRomantic suspense fiction.$2gsafd
655 7 $aParanormal fiction.$2gsafd
830 0 $aSignet Classic.
852 00 $bmil,fli$hPS1861$i.A1 2010