The House of the Seven Gables

With subtle elements of the supernatural and fantasy, the novel explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement. Throughout the tale set in the mid-19th century of a cursed house and two generations linked to it, the chronicle reveals mysterious and terrible past of human lives. Concerned with the concepts of original sin and guilt, Hawthorne explores in which way sin and suffering can be carried on through generations. The novel was an inspiration for horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft