The House of the Seven Gables
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
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- Aceptable
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- Aceptable
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: H.M. Caldwell Company. Hardcover. Acceptable. Undated copy (circa 1897). In unmarked condition with a cracked front hinge (just the paper, not the cardboard beneath). Text tightly attached. Covers faded and smudged. Decorative pink an cream cover with silver gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Spine heavily sunned. Size: 4 1/2 x 6
Sinopsis
First published in 1851, The House of the Seven Gables is one of Hawthorne's defining works, a vivid depiction of American life and values, replete with brilliantly etched characters. The tale of a cursed house with a "mysterious and terrible past" and the generations linked to it, Hawthorne's chronicle of the Maule and Pyncheon families over two centuries reveals, in Mary Oliver's words, "lives caught in the common fire of history." In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family. Mysterious deaths threaten the living. Musty documents nestle behind hidden panels carrying the secret of the family's salvation--or its downfall. Hawthorne called The House of the Seven Gables "a Romance," and freely bestowed upon it many fascinating gothic touches. A brilliant intertwining of the popular, the symbolic, and the historical, the novel is a powerful exploration of personal and national guilt, a work that Henry James declared "the closest approach we are likely to have to the Great American Novel." .
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El Jun 6 2016, un lector dijo:
I just found a hard back cover edition of this great book on my mother-in-laws book case. She received it for a Christmas present in 1941. It has a number 53 stamped into its back cover. I'm reading it now and enjoying the writers craft and story. I became intrigued with Hawthorne's style and decided to look it up. Thank you for your review and priceless information about the book and the author. I will treasure my copy and forever be grateful to my husbands sweet mother for giving me this window into the past through The House to the Seven Gables. A beautiful reading experience for years to come.
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- Librería
- Adagio Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 9473-72
- Título
- The House of the Seven Gables
- Autor
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Formato/Encuadernación
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- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- H.M. Caldwell Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Collectible/Old Books; Classical Literature;
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
