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Houses, Fateful Houses, FatefulHugeness (See GIANTISM.)Manderleyplace of Maxim de Winter’s unhappy marriage, and of his happy one, goes up in flames. [Br. Lit.: D. duMaurier Rebecca in Magill I, 806]Northanger Abbeymedieval house where Catherine Morland imagines dungeons, ghosts, and mysterious events. [Br. Lit.: Austen Northanger Abbey in Magill II, 750]Satis Housescene of Miss Havisham’s reclusive life and fiery death. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Great Expectations]Taraplantation home of Scarlett O’Hara. [Am. Lit.: Margaret Mitchell Gone With The Wind]Thornfield Hallhome where Jane Eyre met Mr. Rochester and where he perishes in a fire. [Br. Lit.: Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre]Wuthering Heightsremotely situated home where Heathcliff nurses his vengeful plans. [Br. Lit.: Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights in Magill I, 1137] |