THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Chapter 13: Alice Pyncheon

Today we dive into one of the most atmospheric chapters of Nathanial Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables.  Chapter 13 is a fascinating story within a story that highlights Hawthorne's obsession with ancestral guilt and the supernatural. The Legend of Alice Pyncheon In this episode, we step away from the present-day tension of the Gables as Holgrave reads an original manuscript to Phoebe. We are transported back three generations to meet Alice Pyncheon, the beautiful and haughty daughter of Gervayse Pyncheon. Gervayse, driven by the family's signature greed, seeks a missing deed to a vast territory in Maine. To find it, he strikes a deal with the wizard's grandson, Matthew Maule. But the price of the Pyncheon ambition is higher than Gervayse ever imagined. Credits Host and Producer Gizelle Erickson Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn Music: Thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music" LibriVox recording read by: Mark F. Smith Follow us on Social Media Instagram: 1001_ghost_stories Facebook: 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories Reddit: 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories LinkedIn: 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories