02398cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000250012624500290015124600260018026400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250801760042352011920059953400660179165300720185765300330192985600550196285600430201769741UtSlPG20260610134619.0mcr n260607r20231892utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a07012588  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHolmes, Mary Johnson14aThe house of five gables1 aThe house of 5 gables 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-01-08  aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The House of Five Gables" by Mary Johnson Holmes is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Roger Willing, a man heir to a legacy filled with grandeur but overshadowed by debts and personal turmoil, as he navigates complex relationships with loved ones and former slaves. The narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the impact of societal precepts on personal happiness.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the dilapidated yet intriguing house of five gables, once a symbol of grandeur but now a mere shadow of its former self. Roger Willing faces mounting challenges as he is drawn into a whirlwind of emotions that involves his wife, Mary, and the beautiful slave Bella. A mix of desperation and hope leads Roger on a journey to England, where love intertwines with duty, ultimately resulting in a fateful return home that has severe implications for all characters involved. There is also a hint of impending tragedy driven by Roger’s reckless lifestyle, which sets the stage for conflict and emotional turmoil as we delve into the lives bound by the house’s dark history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Hurst and company, 1892  aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction  aWheeling (W. Va.) -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/houseoffivegable00holm40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69741