History Literature / EuropeanTravelForTheMonstrousGentlewoman

* ThePowerOfBlood: [[spoiler: Seward and Van Helsing want to use vampiric blood to create immortal and invulnerable super soldiers, and allow themselves to live forever by curing diseases. Hyde and Adam think that Lucinda's blood is able to help Adam survive, though hers can't because Lucinda hadn't completed her transformation. Vlad and Carmilla's blood is what allows Lucinda to complete her transformation.]]

* ThePowerOfBlood: [[spoiler: Seward and Van Helsing want to use vampiric blood to create immortal super soldiers, and allow themselves to live forever by curing diseases. Hyde and Adam think that Lucinda's blood is able to help Adam survive, though hers can't because Lucinda hadn't completed her transformation. Vlad and Carmilla's blood is what allows Lucinda to complete her transformation.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: Mina sees the experimentation upon and death of Lucy Westenra as this.]]

* FieryCoverup: Diana starts a fire in the Maria-Theresa Krankenhouse to cover up rescuing Lucinda and Mrs. Van Helsing.

* SequelGoesForeign: The first book is set entirely in and around London, while in this one, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly titled European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman]], Mary and the others travel to Paris, Vienna, Styria, and Budapest.

But when Mary receives a telegram that [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Lucinda Van Helsing]] has been kidnapped, the Athena Club must travel to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to rescue yet another young woman who has been subjected to horrific experimentation. Where is Lucinda, and what has [[MadScientist Professor Van Helsing]] been doing to his daughter? Can Mary, Diana, Beatrice, Catherin, and Justine reach her in time?

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: After it's revealed that Sasha was spying on Catherin for the Alchemical Society, she does little more than reprimand him. Justified, as he only did it because Lady Crowe manipulated him into doing it.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Prendick sacrifices himself to defend Catherin from a vampire.]]

* WhyWontYouDie: When Mary, Diana, Irene, Justine, and the Van Helsing women are fighting the force of vampires, they find themselves uncapable of killing them. Irene says this almost verbatim.

* SequelGoesForeign: The first book is set entirely in and around London, while in this one, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman]], Mary and the others travel to Paris, Vienna, Styria, and Budapest.

* SequelGoesForeign: The first book is set entirely in and around London, while in this one [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman]], Mary and the others travel to Paris, Vienna, Styria, and Budapest.

* SequelGoesForeign: The first book is set entirely in and around London, while in this one, Mary and the others travel to Paris, Vienna, Styria, and Budapest.

* BilingualBonus: There are many phrases in the book spoken in French, German, Dutch, and Hungarian.

* {{Dracula}}: After being hinted at in the first novel, Vlad makes his full appearance here as [[AdaptationalHeroism an ally of the Athena Club.]]

!! This book provides exampels of:

* AdaptationalVillainy: In addition to Seward and Van Helsing, Arthur Holmwood, Quincey Morris and Jonathan Harker are willing to pay any cost to unlock the secrets of immortality.

* LesbianVampire: The TropeMaker Carmilla appears, now in a dedicated relationship with Laura.

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: At the end we see that Alice has been kidnapped by [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Professor Moriarty]], who plans on using her powers to make [[Literature/TheGreatGodPan Helen Raymond]] the Queen of England.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: In addition to Seward and Van Helsing, Arthur Homewood, Quincy Morris and Jonathan Harker are willing to pay any cost to unlock the secrets of immortality.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: In addition to the [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde properties]] [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau used]] [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} in]] [[Literature/{{Dracula}} the]] [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes previous]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappaccini%27s_Daughter novel]], this story introduces characters from Literature/{{Carmilla}} and Literature/{{She}}, as well as a [[TheCameo brief appearance]] by [[Literature/TheGreatGodPan Doctor Raymond]] and references to [[Literature/TheVampyre Lord Ruthven.]] There's also a pair of siblings named [[Literature/HanselandGretel Hanna and Greta.]]

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: In addition to the [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde properties]] [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau used]] [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} in]] [[Literature/{{Dracula}} the]] [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes previous]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappaccini%27s_Daughter novel]], this story introduces characters from Literature/{{Carmilla}} and Literature/{{She}}, as well as a [[TheCameo brief appearance]] by [[Literature/TheGreatGodPan Doctor Raymond]] and references to [[Literature/TheVampyre Lord Ruthven.]]

** Mirroring the [[AdaptationalVillainy depiction of the original novel's heroes]], Dracula appears in a heroic role, though he does have a sorted past.
** Similarly, Literature/{{Carmilla}} is much more heroic character.

* VampiricDraining: Vampires require blood to survive and are incapable of consuming any other form of food.

* RomanticVampireBoyfriend: Dracula, who is in a romantic relationship with Mina.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampirism is a disease that can only be spread by introducing infected blood into the body. It grants the infected individual inhanced strength, speed, senses, and long life, but requires the infected to consume blood to survive and causes mental deterioration. The only way to kill a vampire is to cause injuries their healing can not recover from, such as decapitation or cremation. Though the disease usually leads to the infected deteriaoting into an animal-like state, there are three cases where the infected individual retained their sanity for unknown reasons: Literature/{{Dracula}}, Literature/{{Carmilla}} and [[Literature/TheVampyre Lord Ruthven.]]

* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: While they've both done terrible things in their past, in the story, Vlad and Carmilla are nothing but friendly and heroic characters.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: In addition to the [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde properties]] [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau used]] [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} in]] [[Literature/{{Dracula}} the]] [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes previous]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappaccini's_Daughter novel]], this story introduces characters from Literature/{{Carmilla}} and Literature/{{She}}, as well as a [[TheCameo brief appearance]] by [[Literature/TheGreatGodPan Doctor Raymond]] and references to [[Literature/TheVampyre Lord Ruthven.]]

Mary [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde Jekyll’s]] life has been peaceful since she helped [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]] solve [[UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper the Whitechapel Murders.]] [[PoisonousPerson Beatrice]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappaccini's_Daughter Rappaccini]], [[CatGirl Catherine]] [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Moreau]], [[GentleGiant Justine]] Literature/{{Frankenstein}}, and Mary’s sister [[SiblingYinYang Diana Hyde]] have settled into the Jekyll household in London, and although they sometimes quarrel, the members of the Athena Club get along as well as any five young women with very different personalities. At least they can always rely on [[TeamMom Mrs. Poole]].

But when Mary receives a telegram that [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Lucinda Van Helsing]] has been kidnapped, the Athena Club must travel to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to rescue yet another young woman who has been subjected to horrific experimentation. Where is Lucinda, and what has [[MadScientis Professor Van Helsing]] been doing to his daughter? Can Mary, Diana, Beatrice, Catherin, and Justine reach her in time?