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The House of the Seven Gables (Version 2)

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The House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death. The current resident, the dignified but desperately poor Hepzibah Pyncheon, opens a shop in a side room to support her brother Clifford, who is about to leave prison after serving twenty-five years for murder. She refuses all assistance from her unpleasant wealthy cousin Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. A distant relative, the pretty young Phoebe, turns up and quickly becomes invaluable, charming customers and rousing Clifford from depression. A delicate romance grows between Phoebe and the mysterious lodger Holgrave, who is writing a history of the Pyncheon family. (Summary from Wikipedia) (10 hr 57 min)

Chapters

Preface

5:56

Read by Nicodemus

The Old Pyncheon Family

53:31

Read by Nicodemus

The Little Shop Window

26:10

Read by Nicodemus

The First Customer

28:30

Read by Nicodemus

A Day Behind the Counter

29:07

Read by Nicodemus

May and November

31:09

Read by Nicodemus

Maule's Well

22:27

Read by Nicodemus

The Guest

36:12

Read by Nicodemus

The Pyncheon of To-day

36:12

Read by Nicodemus

Clifford and Phoebe

26:45

Read by Nicodemus

The Pyncheon Garden

29:07

Read by Nicodemus

The Arched Window

29:54

Read by Nicodemus

The Daguerreotypist

28:39

Read by Nicodemus

Alice Pyncheon

47:39

Read by Nicodemus

Phoebe's Good-bye

22:41

Read by Nicodemus

The Scowl and Smile

34:11

Read by Nicodemus

Clifford's Chamber

26:17

Read by Nicodemus

The Flight of Two Owls

30:10

Read by Xe Sands

Governor Pyncheon

36:59

Read by Xe Sands

Alice's Posies

32:15

Read by Xe Sands

The Flower of Eden

19:40

Read by Xe Sands

The Departure

23:52

Read by Xe Sands

Bewertungen

Great book, 2nd reader difficult to handle.

(2,5 Sterne)

This Gothic romance 💒 is filled with interesting characters.

(4 Sterne)

The female narrator who reads the last several chapters is excellent. She captures the mood of the novel and her voice changes accordingly to realistically capture how each character might have spoken in a true dialogue.

both of the readers were great

(5 Sterne)

this is a good one.