Hepzibah, the sunny-hearted Phoœbe, the shadow cast by the stern figure of Judge Pyncheon, the happy outcome -- all charm the young student who seeks to read for the first time from the point of view of the "builder" and no longer of the mere observer.
The Notes aim to point the way, to "hold the light" for the young reader who now walks side by side with the master-workman, the author, in his journey through the novel. To such the editor offers this edition, and bids him "good cheer" and "bon voyage."
A. M. M.
DECEMBER 1, 1922.
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Publication Information: Book Title: The House of the Seven Gables. Contributors: A. Marion Merrill - editor, Nathaniel Hawthorne - author. Publisher: Allyn and Bacon. Place of Publication: Boston. Publication Year: 1922. Page Number: iv.
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