false 923782 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179500104m/923782.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179500104s/923782.jpg 90192 181 1483780 book 1850 The House of The Seven Gables Volume 1 of 2: [EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition] total:4283|5:586|4:1312|3:1488|2:649|1:248| 4283 14188 6041 387 7799 3.33 69046 3264 12509216 147289 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 3202 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 3 4 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 13:55:36 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 14:54:53 -0800 2008
The CCLaP 100: In which I read 100 supposed "classics" for the first time, then write reports on whe...more...]]> 67581461 520753 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 2 13 false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 02:23:04 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 11:57:13 -0700 2009

Why the hell did I pick this up again? Life's too short, you say? You have 200+ other books on your 'to read' shelf and this was sucking your will to read? Give it up! You're right... all of it... and my answer is... my excuse being... because I'm freakin' stubb...more...]]> 3827253 233323 923782 0451524365 9780451524362 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179500104m/923782.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179500104s/923782.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/923782.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.08 39 1850 1 3 false Mon Jul 30 20:13:35 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 02:57:37 -0800 2009
The problem is I d...more...]]> 39127537 1767898 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 1 6 false Tue Dec 02 12:33:12 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 11:42:19 -0800 2008 one time too many
If the story were to take place in modern day Atlanta, ...more...]]> 14043835 819835 90195 1600964427 9781600964428 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187180m/90195.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187180s/90195.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90195.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.12 40 1850 3 1 false Sun Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 08:13:01 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 09:40:53 -0800 2008 After touring the house in July 2007, I felt the least I could do was to read the book that made the house famous. While I'm not generally a fan of 19th century American literature (give me Dicke...more...]]> 10914955 710201 772009 0553212702 9780553212709 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223086740m/772009.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223086740s/772009.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772009.The_House_of_Seven_Gables 3.24 258
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.”]]> 1850 4 1 false Sun Dec 23 09:41:04 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 05 09:51:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 18740239 1021324 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 1 5 false Thu Mar 27 01:39:28 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 01:43:47 -0700 2008
So this is a classic horror novel in which nothing at all happens for a few hundred pages except the description of some house, an old hag selling oatmeal, and some guy who may or may not have hypnotized the other chick who's boarding there. ...more...]]> 38901086 1314380 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 3 1 false Sat Nov 29 17:35:15 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 17:46:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 7955971 316565 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 4 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 17:10:52 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 17:20:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 75657821 154401 90196 1557423024 9781557423023 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187180m/90196.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187180s/90196.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90196.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.72 18 1850 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 06:09:03 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 06:09:30 -0700 2009
First, the book’s language is a little tough to grasp at times; Hawthor...more...]]> 64138955 1207684 597493 0192836455 9780192836458 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176146676m/597493.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176146676s/597493.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/597493.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.48 21 guilt in a style remarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix of fantasy and realism.]]> 1850 5 1 false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 16:16:42 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 16:17:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 60683894 2356657 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 4 0 false Mon Jun 22 14:59:07 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 09:50:08 -0700 2009
At times the story seems to drag on as Hawthorne slips into descriptions about Clifford that seem almost irrelevant. These laborious descriptions have an affect of lulling the reader to sleep, almost as if one was in that beaten down old house of seven gable...more...]]> 73657170 865173 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 5 0 false Tue Oct 06 13:45:33 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 16:21:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66547829 1108123 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 1 1 true Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 07 10:02:28 -0700 2009 Fri Dec 04 12:21:16 -0800 2009
I am becoming bored stiff with the shrill voice (this is Joss audio) prattling on about the whys and wherefores and not getting ON WITH THE STORY. If it's the same shrill female who narrates the actual...more...]]> 57246850 1398873 441230 0375756876 9780375756870 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174796014m/441230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174796014s/441230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/441230.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.46 81
This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition uses the definitive text as prepared for The Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne; this is the Approved Edition of the Center for Scholarly Editions (Modern Language Association). It includes newly commissioned notes on the text.]]> 1850 4 0 false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 08:16:33 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 08:31:51 -0700 2009 For years I think I confused this book with "Anne of Green Gables," and I thought this was kind of a proto-little house on the prairie. The word "gable" threw me off. It turns out it's a cool old haunted house story.

It took me a long while to get into it (I wa...more...]]> 74384434 1112254 945932 0685054705 9780685054703 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/945932.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.48 21 1850 2 0 false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 08:21:13 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 08:21:13 -0700 2009
Nothing seems to happen in most of the book, and I think the story woul...more...]]> 37103508 1474378 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 5 1 false Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 06:39:54 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 13:21:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 41455385 1116185 1637317 0517141108 9780517141106 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1637317.The_House_of_Seven_Gables 3.62 8 1850 3 0 false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 17:47:27 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 06:16:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 64031814 2527367 1124745 0451527917 9780451527912 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181190499m/1124745.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181190499s/1124745.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1124745.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 2.91 53 The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables is truly a masterful blending of the actual and the imaginary.]]> 1850 2 0 false Sat Jul 18 17:48:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:30:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 57634532 1529927 90192 0393924769 9780393924763 251 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178m/90192.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171187178s/90192.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90192.The_House_of_the_Seven_Gables 3.31 4283 Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

"Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

"Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.]]> 1850 0 0 false Thu May 28 11:57:33 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 12:08:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=923782