Calico Illustrated Calssics: The House of the Seven Gables

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1 The Old Pyncheon Family Halfway down a narrow New England street stands a rusty wooden house with seven high peaked gables The gables face different directions like squabbling sisters with their backs against a single chimney Directly in front of the house a wide elm overshadows the main entrance The street the house and even the elm are known by the name of Pyncheon With its faded glory the house looks haunted by its past Perhaps it is This grand house was not the first home to sit on this spot A shaggy thatched cottage once stood in its very spot It was owned by Matthew Maule A stern Puritan leader named Colonel Pyncheon wanted the land His desire grew 4