<P> The House of the Seven Gables 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 a gabled house in Salem belonging to Hawthorne 's cousin Susanna Ingersoll and by ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 . The book was well received upon publication and later had a strong influence on the work of H.P. Lovecraft . The House of the Seven Gables has been adapted several times to film and television . </P>
<P> The House of the Seven Gables 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 a gabled house in Salem belonging to Hawthorne 's cousin Susanna Ingersoll and by ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 . The book was well received upon publication and later had a strong influence on the work of H.P. Lovecraft . The House of the Seven Gables has been adapted several times to film and television . </P>
when was the house of seven gables written
when was the house of seven gables written
mid-1850
mid-1850