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CliffsNotes on Hawthorne's the House of the Seven Gables

โœ Scribed by Darlene B Morris


Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
69 KB
Category
Fiction

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โœฆ Synopsis


The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

CliffsNotes on The House of Seven Gables helps you explore this tale of a family curse and inherited sin. Once wealthy and now in a state of constant degeneration, both the Maule family and their grand mansion fall to the forces of society and mystery. They can escape from the bondage which the past imposes, but how?

This concise supplement to Hawthorne's The House of Seven Gables, helps you understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. Features that help you study include

  • Chapter-by-chapter summaries and commentaries
  • A chronology of the author's life offers insight into his...

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