The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) stands out in the American literary canon as a writer of deep psychological complexity and dark romanticism. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Hawthorne was acutely aware of his family's Puritan legacy and its association with the Salem witch trials, a theme that would permeate much of his writing. With a keen interest in the moral conflicts that lie at the heart of hum...