2 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE books- The House of Seven Gables + The Scarlet Letter
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2 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE books- The House of Seven Gables + The Scarlet Letter. The setting for the book was inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, a gabled house in Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll, as well as ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. "The Scarlet Letter" is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1850. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, the story centers on Hester Prynne, a woman who conceives a child out of wedlock and is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her clothing as a public symbol of her sin. The novel explores themes of sin, guilt, shame, and redemption within the strict confines of Puritan society. The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In the book, Hawthorne explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft. The setting for the book was inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, a gabled house in Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll, as well as ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692
