Tag Archives: The House of the Seven Gables
Celebrating Away From Home
Today is the 4th of July in the States. Even though we live in London, we still try to celebrate all the American holidays. Tonight we’ll lift a glass in a salute to the US. Instead of having one travel … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Cities, American Holidays, American Writers, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Colorado, Concord, Connecticut, Fenway Park, Fort Collins, Fourth of July, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, Horsetooth Mountain Park, Jackson Square, Louisa May Alcott, Louisiana, Mark Twain, Massachusetts, Mississippi River, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New Orleans, New York City, Old North Bridge, Salem, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, The House of the Seven Gables, The United States, Walden Pond
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Travel Photo of the Day (Jan. 21)
This photo was taking while wandering around on the grounds of The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. This was the home that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write the novel, The House of the Seven Gables. The building … Continue reading
The House of the Seven Gables
Another stop I made while spending the day in Salem was The House of the Seven Gables. Some of you may recognize this name. In 1851 Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote and published a novel with the same title. The house was … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American Literature, American Writers, Architecture, Caroline Emmerton, Clifford Pyncheon, Gables, Hepzibah Pyncheon, John Turner, John Turner III, Joseph Everett Chandler, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Salem, Samuel Ingersoll, Susanna Ingersoll, The House of the Seven Gables
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Finally I finished it
Whew…I finally finished The Scarlet Letter. And it never picked up for me. I kept thinking of a comment I heard during a talk by Mary Higgins Clark, the suspense novelist, about 20 years ago. Clark was laughing about a … Continue reading
I want more!
When I started reading The House of the Seven Gables I was shocked that I actually liked the book. The story gripped me and the writing was beautiful. And I expected the same outcome for The Scarlet Letter. However, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century, Adultery, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sex, The House of the Seven Gables, The Scarlet Letter
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Why I’ve been silent
Greetings! I have been busy the past couple of weeks, which is one of the reasons why I have been neglecting this blog. On a positive note, I didn’t neglect the challenge. I just haven’t been recording the progress. I went … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Living, Learning another language, Travel, United States
Tagged 127 Hours, Academy Awards, Black Swan, Colorado, Exercise, Inception, Johnny Depp, London, On Stranger Tides, Pirates of the Caribbean, Running, Social Network, Spanish, The Fighter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Kids are All Right, The King's Speech, The Scarlet Letter, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Voodoo, Winter's Bone
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Don’t judge a book by the title
The House of the Seven Gables is not a very exciting title for a novel. My immediate response was so what. Hence I was under the impression that it would be a boring novel. However, I’m planning a day trip … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Hawthorne, Massachusetts, Salem, The House of the Seven Gables
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50 Year Project 