I. Ancestral Estates (Real and Fake); Elizabeth and Darcy's Neither Formal nor Falsely Adorned Pad of Privilege ; Cathy and Heathcliff's Ghost-Infested Residence of Revenge and Regret ; Leicester and Honoria's Rain-Soaked Place in Lincolnshire ; Sebastian's (Relocated) Castle of Catholic Family Issues ; Jay Gatsby's Desperately Sad McMansion of Unfulfilled Dreams -- II. Crazy Castles. King Arthur's Battlefield-Inspired, Hypermasculine Mythic Castle ; Count Dracula's Coffin-Filled Castle of Casements and Casualties

What would Little Women be without the charms of the March family's cozy New England home' Or Wuthering Heights without the ghost-infested Wuthering Heights' Getting lost in the setting of a good book can be half the pleasure of reading, and Decorating a Room of One's Own brings literary backdrops to the foreground in this wryly affectionate satire of interior design reporting. English professor and humorist Susan Harlan spoofs decorating culture by reimagining its subject as famous fictional homes and "interviews" the residents who reveal their true tastes: Lady Macbeth's favorite room in the castle, or the design inspiration behind Jay Gatsby's McMansion of unfulfilled dreams. Featuring 30 entries of notable dwellings, sidebars such as "Setting Up an Ideal Governess's Room," and four-color spot illustrations throughout, Decorating a Room of One's Own is the ideal book for readers who appreciate fine literature and a good end table

Lady Macbeth's Murderous Mansion of Blood and Death ; Jane and Edward's Fire-Ravaged Gothic Ruin ; Victor's Charnel House-Esque Hideous Progeny of a Palace ; III. Urban Living; Miss Havisham's Decaying Domicile of Disappointed Love ; John and Sherlock's Baker Street Rooms for Ruminating ; Margaret and Helen's Cultured and Smart City Home; Clarissa's Westminster Party Pad For Sad Parties About Death ; Stella and Stanley's Not Overly Welcoming New Orleans Walk-up -- IV. Family Pads. Dorothy's Cyclone-Plagued Prairie Farmhouse

George and Winifred's Enchanted Edwardian Edifice ; The Marches' Massachusetts Woman Cave ; Marilla and Matthew's God-Fearing Avonlea Orphan Sanctuary ; Maria and Georg's Anti-Fascist, Music-Filled Salzburg Lake House -- V. Quirky Dwellings. Ishmael's White-Whale-Worthy Ship of Dreams ; Pippi's Unregulated and Potentially Dangerous Villa of Pandemonium ; The Professor's Book-Filled Bachelor Pad for Children Fleeing Air Raids ; Unnamed Neurasthenic Narrator's Yellow-Wallpapered Rest and Recovery Room; Mistress Mary's Melancholic Manor and Secret Outdoor Space

VI. Cottages, Cabins, and Hovels. The Green Knight's Green Home of Fecund Fecundity ; Raskolnikov's Domicile of Delirium and Disorder; The Dashwoods' Casual and Tolerably Comfortable Cottage ; The Swiss Family Robinson's Ingenious Tropical Tree House; Connie and Clifford's War-Ravaged Family Seat Plus Hut in the Woods