In "To Kill a Mocking Bird", Jem raided the Radley Place.
The Radley Place is the home of Nathan Radley and his son Arthur "Boo" Radley. The house is portrayed as run down, old, and something of a haunted mansion. This enhances the novel's Gothic theme and the character of Boo Radley adds another level to the idea of prejudice in the novel.
In 1961, Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction after being on the bestseller list for more than 40 weeks.
Curious about the famously mysterious author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Here are some fascinating details about Harper Lee, one of America's most celebrated authors shared by Reader's Digest.