1985; illustrations by David Frampton; The World's Best Reading publishers, The Reader's Digest Association, New York; hardbound; includes the original Reader's Digest flyer (pic); very good, as-new condition with tight binding; no dust jacket or slipcase.
 
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The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the theme of human guilt in a style remarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix of fantasy and realism.