The importance of the History

My book has a to of history about the house in the first 50 pages. It went back to all of the owners of the house and explains why the house is the way it is and it really helps you visualize. It talks about how two of the owners were brothers and split the house down the middle with a thick line to stay divided. I now know that the mansion has a thick line down the middle. It also talks about a rather odd owner who liked building bombs and committing arson. This explains why there is a good sized chemistry lab for Flavia to work in. There are many more of these short descriptions and when they all come together you can really visualize Flavia's house, Buckshaw.