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* LaserGuidedKarma: Dr. Burke participates in a seance as part of his plan to seduce Elma Lang, for whom he discarded (and arguably murdered) Katherine Greaves. But in doing so, he opened himself to the influence of [[spoiler:Katherine's ghost]].
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** Dr. Burke does this Katherine, hypnotizing her to commit suicide.
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** Dr. Burke does this to Katherine, hypnotizing her to commit suicide.
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One of the more mysterious prominent late Victorian horror writers; mysterious in the sense that there is no information available as to her birth name (assuming that "Lettice Galbraith" is a marital or pen name), or vital dates(other than the fact that she obviously flourished in the 1890's. According to [[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1667686.Lettice_Galbraith Goodreads]]:
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One of the more mysterious prominent late Victorian horror writers; mysterious in the sense that there is no information available as to her birth name (assuming that "Lettice Galbraith" is a marital or pen name), or vital dates(other dates (other than the fact that she obviously flourished in the 1890's.1890's). According to [[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1667686.Lettice_Galbraith Goodreads]]:
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One of the more mysterious prominent late Victorian horror writers; mysterious in the sense that there is no information available as to her birth name (assuming that "Lettice Galbrith" Galbraith" is a marital or pen name), or vital dates(other than the fact that she obviously flourished in the 1890's. According to [[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1667686.Lettice_Galbraith Goodreads]]:
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Set in London. The wicked Dr. Valentine Burke uses hypnosis to murder his discarded lover Katharine Greaves, the better leave his path open to marry the wealthy Elma Lang. But in 1889 his crime catches up with him, when information is revealed by a witness from the Other Side!
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Set in London. The wicked Dr. Valentine Burke uses hypnosis to murder drive away his discarded lover Katharine Greaves, the better leave his path open to marry the wealthy Elma Lang. But in 1889 his crime catches up with him, when information is revealed by a witness from the Other Side!
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* DespairEventHorizon: Two characters in the tale are pushed over this edge.
** Dr. Burke does this Katherine, hypnotizing her to commit suicide.
** Katherine's spirit does this to Dr. Burke when her revelation of his crimes against her spoils all his plans and drives him to suicide.
* DrivenToSuicide: Poor Katherine's fate, at the hands of her evil former lover.
* DespairEventHorizon: Two characters in the tale are pushed over this edge.
** Dr. Burke does this Katherine, hypnotizing her to commit suicide.
** Katherine's spirit does this to Dr. Burke when her revelation of his crimes against her spoils all his plans and drives him to suicide.
* DrivenToSuicide: Poor Katherine's fate, at the hands of her evil former lover.
* KarmicDeath: Dr. Burke dies by suicide, just as did his victim Katherine.
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* MurderBySuicide: Dr. Burke hypnotizes Katherine to kill herself. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact that she was semi-suicidal to begin with, and Burke knows her only too well -- including her ''weaknesses.''
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* MurderBySuicide: Dr. Burke hypnotizes Katherine to kill herself.leave him alone, leading to her suicide (marginally murder). This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact that she was semi-suicidal to begin with, and Burke knows her only too well -- including her ''weaknesses.''
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Burke is a highly-skilled hypnotist, and uses this skill to drive Katherine to despair -- and, though he does not realize it for years, to ''suicide.''
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Burke is a highly-skilled hypnotist, and uses this skill to drive Katherine to despair -- and, though he does not realize it for years, to ''suicide.''
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* UnfinishedBusiness: Katherine clearly wants revenge on Dr. Burke for her own murder by him.
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* GoldDigger: Dr. Burke is the male example of this, which was historically more common in Victorian England than it is today.
* MealTicket: Elma Lang, to Dr. Burke. There is no evidence in-story that he even much ''likes'' her as anything but a bank account.
* MealTicket: Elma Lang, to Dr. Burke. There is no evidence in-story that he even much ''likes'' her as anything but a bank account.
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* SevenDeadlySins: The villain has two of these character flaws:
** {{Greed}}: Dr. Burke murders Katherine because he wants a clear path to marry Elma Lang.
** {{Lust}}: Burke is a hedonist, who revels in luxury and ruins an innocent girl for sheer amusement.
** {{Greed}}: Dr. Burke murders Katherine because he wants a clear path to marry Elma Lang.
** {{Lust}}: Burke is a hedonist, who revels in luxury and ruins an innocent girl for sheer amusement.
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* MeaningfulName: The villain's first name is "Valentine," and he murders a lover; his family name is "Burke," which is a refrence to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders two infamous serial killers of the 1820's]] who sold the corpses of their victims to surgeons for anatomical dissection.
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Set in London. The ruthless wicked Dr. Valentine Burke uses hypnosis to murder his discarded lover Katharine Greaves, the better leave his path open to marry the wealthy Elma Lang. But in 1889 his crime catches up with him, when information is revealed by a witness from the Other Side!Side!
* MurderBySuicide: Dr. Burke hypnotizes Katherine to kill herself. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact that she was semi-suicidal to begin with, and Burke knows her only too well -- including her ''weaknesses.''
* TheSociopath: Dr. Burke is willing to not only seduce and cast aside an innocent woman for his sexual amusement, he is willing to ''murder'' her when she runs to him for help at an inconvenient moment. He feels neither guilt nor shame for this, merely annoyance at effort required, and the possible legal difficulties.
* SpookySeance: This is the method by which the spirit of Katherine Greaves tells the tale of her murder.
* MurderBySuicide: Dr. Burke hypnotizes Katherine to kill herself. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact that she was semi-suicidal to begin with, and Burke knows her only too well -- including her ''weaknesses.''
* TheSociopath: Dr. Burke is willing to not only seduce and cast aside an innocent woman for his sexual amusement, he is willing to ''murder'' her when she runs to him for help at an inconvenient moment. He feels neither guilt nor shame for this, merely annoyance at effort required, and the possible legal difficulties.
* SpookySeance: This is the method by which the spirit of Katherine Greaves tells the tale of her murder.
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This is frustrating, because she was a skilled writer who dealt with interesting supernatural themes.
!!Among her mysterious tales are:
[[folder:"In the Seance Room" (1893)]]
Set in London. The ruthless Dr. Valentine Burke uses hypnosis to murder his discarded lover Katharine Greaves, the better leave his path open to marry the wealthy Elma Lang. But in 1889 his crime catches up with him, when information is revealed by a witness from the Other Side!
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This is frustrating, because she was a skilled writer who dealt with interesting supernatural themes.
!!Among her mysterious tales are:
[[folder:"In the Seance Room" (1893)]]
Set in London. The ruthless Dr. Valentine Burke uses hypnosis to murder his discarded lover Katharine Greaves, the better leave his path open to marry the wealthy Elma Lang. But in 1889 his crime catches up with him, when information is revealed by a witness from the Other Side!
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One of the more mysterious prominent late Victorian horror writers; mysterious in the sense that there is no information available as to her birth name (assuming that "Lettice Galbrith" is a marital or pen name), or vital dates(other than the fact that she obviously flourished in the 1890's. According to [https://www.[[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1667686.Lettice_Galbraith Goodreads]]:
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One of the more mysterious prominent late Victorian horror writers; mysterious in the sense that there is no information available as to her birth name (assuming that "Lettice Galbrith" is a marital or pen name), or vital dates(other than the fact that she obviously flourished in the 1890's. According to [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1667686.Lettice_Galbraith Goodreads]]:
-->She appeared on the literary scene in 1893, published a novel and two collections of stories in that year, a further story ("The Blue Room") in 1897, and then nothing more. [
-->She appeared on the literary scene in 1893, published a novel and two collections of stories in that year, a further story ("The Blue Room") in 1897, and then nothing more. [
