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In The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne chronicles the story of a family whose fortunes ar poisoned by its past wrongdoings. The sins of the forefathers are visited upon the children over a period of several generations until one of the descendants unites with a member of the family he has wronged. Love conquers hate, and new new blood washes away the original sin. Hawthorne thus explores guilt, revenge and atonement in this novel through the lives of the pyncheon family in their gloomy,bleak,seven gabled, New England mansion. A landmark work of philosophy and of literature, Thus Spoke Zarathustra is the fullest expression of Nietzsche's belief that "the object of mankind should lie in its highest individuals." This anthology showcases the most compelling range of Latin American short stories, covering the entire continent from Mexico to Chile, forms ranging from magic realism to naturalistic endeavors, from the masters of the craft like Jorge Luis Borges, Alejo Carpentier, Octavio Paz, Julio Cortazar, Miguel Angel Asturias, Juan Rulfo, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Norberto Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa and Manuel Puig and many others The greatest tale of betrayal, adventure, and revenge ever written, The Count of Monte Cristo continues to dazzle readers with its thrilling and memorable scenes, including Dantes's miraculous escape from prison, his amazing discovery of a vast hidden treasure, and his transformation into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo a man whose astonishing thirst for vengeance is as cruel as it is just.