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03239aam a2200397 a 4500 001 E1BBFAAE28FA11E49E7A85DBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20220930010357 008 110513r20101961nyu b 000 1 eng 010 $a 2011381588 020 $a 0451531620 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780451531629 (pbk.) : 035 $a (OCoLC)666523590 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d BTCTA $d SVP $d TXBXL $d OCLCQ $d BDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ma 050 00 $a PS1861 $b .A1 2010 082 00 $a 813/.3 $2 22 100 1 $a Hawthorne, Nathaniel, $d 1804-1864. 245 14 $a The house of the seven gables : $b a romance / $c Nathaniel Hawthorne ; with a new introduction by Katherine Howe and an afterword by Brenda Wineapple. 260 $a New York : $b Signet Classics, $c [2010] 300 $a 302 p. ; $c 18 cm. 505 0 $a Old 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 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302). 520 $a Hawthorne'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 $a Haunted houses $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Salem (Mass.) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Domestic fiction. 650 0 $a Historical fiction. 650 0 $a Occult fiction. 941 $a 4 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204050749.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110032853.0 952 $l GPPC641 $d 20180829023549.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20150303011445.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E1BBFAAE28FA11E49E7A85DBDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search