The Woman in White

What is the importance of Limmeridge House, Cumberland in the novel, The Woman in White?

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Limmeridge House, Cumberland is the golden place, the home where Laura, Marian and Walter found their greatest happiness in life. This is the home where Laura and Marian were raised after their parents died and they were left in the guardianship of their uncle, Frederick Fairlie. This place dominates the story in the beginning, middle and end because so much action in the story takes place here, both good and bad. It also represents the wealth and inheritance that the antagonists, Sir Percival Glyde, Count Fosco and Countess Fosco, plot to steal. Countess Fosco was born Eleanor Fairlie, sister of Frederick and Philip Fairlie, and she was cheated out of her inheritance, so she harbors the desire for revenge in her heart. At the end of the story, Walter, Marian and Laura have Limmeridge House to themselves through inheritance by Laura and Walter's son, Walter.

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The Woman in White, BookRags