The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New Englandmansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new airinto mou... » 

The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New Englandmansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new airinto mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter TheHouse of the Seven Gables readdresses the theme of human guilt in a styleremarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix offantasy and realism. «