“SUMMARY: At once, the story of a house that is cursed by its history and the people who have lived within it, the chronicle of the Maule and Pyncheon families over two centuries, beginning with an
accusation of witchcraft and loss of property subsequently taken over by the accuser; a brooding reflection on the authors own life and family history; and a social commentary on the times in
which he lived. The decaying gabled mansion, haunted by the evils done by its long-dead occupants,...”

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