The House of the Seven GablesNathaniel Hawthorne's gripping psychological drama concerns the Pyncheon family, a dynasty founded on pious theft, who live for generations under a dead man's curse until their house is finally exorcised by love. |
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The First Customer | 21 |
A Day behind the Counter | 40 |
FIVE | 50 |
Copyright | |
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