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In literature, the term "manor" is often used to evoke a sense of stately grandeur, deep-rooted tradition, and sometimes mystery or decay. It serves as more than just a physical setting—it becomes an emblem of social order, familial legacy, or even personal transformation. For example, in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s work, Misselthwaite Manor is both a place of enchantment and of emotional upheaval ([1], [2]), while in the writings of George Eliot and Sir Thomas Malory, manors stand as symbols of inherited power and historical resonance ([3], [4]). In fairy tales and medieval romances like those by Hans Christian Andersen and Malory, the manor and manor house are imbued with intrigue and a sometimes foreboding atmosphere ([5], [6]), reflecting the shifting fortunes of its inhabitants. Even in the satirical settings of Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain, the manor—whether presented as a dignified estate or a crumbling relic—underscores the complex interplay between tradition and change in society ([7], [8]).
  1. It was in this way Mistress Mary arrived at Misselthwaite Manor and she had perhaps never felt quite so contrary in all her life.
    — from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  2. “It was a good thing that little lass came to th’ Manor.
    — from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  3. But he had forbidden Will to come to Lowick Manor, and he was mentally preparing other measures of frustration.
    — from Middlemarch by George Eliot
  4. So they took their horses and rode to his manor, which was fast there beside.
    — from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory
  5. They dragged a burning coach, and within it sat the wicked lord of the manor, who had ruled there a hundred years before.
    — from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. Andersen
  6. The great white sea-mews flew over her head, and screamed as the crows and daws screamed at home in the garden of the manor house.
    — from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. Andersen
  7. The Garden at the Manor House, Woolton.
    — from The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde
  8. THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE CHAPTER XXXI.
    — from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

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