The House of the Seven Gables | Characters

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Hepzibah Pyncheon	Hepzibah Pyncheon is an aging spinstress who cares deeply about her brother. She reopens the shop in the House of the Seven Gables, which causes her shame. Read More
Phoebe Pyncheon	Phoebe Pyncheon comes to visit her cousin Hepzibah and ends up helping her in countless ways, while bringing cheerfulness and beauty to everything she does. Read More
Clifford Pyncheon	Clifford Pyncheon, who loves beautiful things, was falsely convicted of murdering his uncle and spends 30 years in jail. Read More
Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon	Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon is wealthy and very similar to Colonel Pyncheon; while he smiles, he is willing to do nearly anything to acquire wealth regardless of whom he hurts. Read More
Holgrave	Holgrave, a young man who works as a daguerreotypist, is Hepzibah's tenant at the House of the Seven Gables. Read More
Old gentleman	The old gentleman sits across from Clifford and Hepzibah on the train. Clifford engages him in conversation.
Mrs. Gubbins	Mrs. Gubbins comes to Hepzibah's store and is angry when it is not open.
Ned Higgins	Ned Higgins is a child and Hepzibah's most loyal customer; he is always buying candy.
Reverend Higginson	Reverend Higginson presides over the funeral of Colonel Pyncheon, and praises him.
Matthew Maule	Matthew Maule owns a piece of land that will eventually be home to the House of the Seven Gables; after being accused of witchcraft by Colonel Pyncheon, he curses the colonel just as he is about to hang from the gallows.
Matthew Maule (the younger)	Matthew Maule (the younger) is the grandson of the original Matthew Maule; when called to the House of the Seven Gables, he puts Alice Pyncheon under hypnosis, which indirectly leads to her death.
Thomas Maule	Thomas Maule is the son of the original Matthew Maule and the chief architect of the House of the Seven Gables.
The organ-grinder	The organ-grinder performs outside the House of the Seven Gables and attracts onlookers.
Alice Pyncheon	Alice Pyncheon is the daughter of Gervayse Pyncheon; she is hypnotized by Matthew Maule (the younger), who controls her for the rest of her short life.
Colonel Pyncheon	Colonel Pyncheon is the patriarch of the family who took the land from Matthew Maule after accusing him of witchcraft; he is cursed by Matthew Maule and dies on the very day he inaugurates the House of the Seven Gables.
Gervayse Pyncheon	Gervayse Pyncheon is the grandson of Colonel Pyncheon; he calls Matthew Maule (the younger) to the House of the Seven Gables because he believes he knows where the deed to the land in Maine is hidden.
Uncle Jaffrey Pyncheon	Uncle Jaffrey Pyncheon was a wealthy bachelor whose death was blamed on Clifford Pyncheon and whose wealth is passed down to Judge Pyncheon.
Scipio	Scipio is Gervayse Pyncheon's slave and servant.
The shopkeeper	The shopkeeper is a Pyncheon who lived a few generations before Hepzibah and Clifford; he opened up a shop in the House of the Seven Gables, which was closed after he died until Hepzibah reopened it.
Two workmen	The two workmen walk down Pyncheon Street and comment on the status of Hepzibah and her store.
Uncle Venner	Uncle Venner is a very old man who lives close to the House of the Seven Gables and is friendly with Hepzibah and Clifford.

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