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haunted-house

Starecross Hall is depicted as a neglected, eccentric house with strange rooms and supernatural elements that unsettle Mr Segundus.

1 chapter across 1 book

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2004)Susanna Clarke

Chapter 66

Mr Segundus, having moved to York to engage with the city's magicians, finds himself isolated after Mr Norrell deprives others of their magical profession. Struggling financially, he becomes a tutor of magic to children and young adults, eventually being sent to inspect the library of a remote house, Starecross Hall. There, he encounters eerie surroundings, strange rooms, and two ladies connected to the house, culminating in a fainting episode triggered by a supernatural vision.