The Haunting of Hill House
What is the setting of The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson?
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The novel relies utterly on its setting to create the mood and drive the action. A haunted house story cannot, of course, succeed without its haunted house. Eighty-year-old Hill House plays a memorable role in the novel.