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Mr. Lucas

A character who experiences a haunting in a country house.

minor

Also known as poor Mr. Lucas

First appearance: an evening s entertainment

Mr. Lucas shows up with force in Letter II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The curate visits the narrator; he has given up hope that the Rector is alive and shows limited emotional attachment.
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In Letter II: The curate visits the narrator; he has given up hope that the Rector is alive and shows limited emotional attachment. Later, in Letter IV: The clergyman who struggles to deliver a Christmas sermon that…

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Character Web

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MBMr. BowmanSRSir RichardMMMrs. MapleUOUncle OldysACAnn ClarkMLMr. Lucas

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Supernatural Encounters
  • Cursed Estates & Hauntings
  • Supernatural Investigators & Victims
  • Antiquaries & Treasure Seekers
  • Disappearances & Haunted Houses
  • Cursed Objects & Haunted Houses

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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