Mary Matchwell
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Mary Matchwell is a sinister fortune-teller and con artist who plays a key role in the intrigue and supernatural overtones of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s novel "The House by the Churchyard."
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The House by the Churchyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | novel ⓘ |
| appearsInSetting |
Chapelizod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
a village near Dublin ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | ghost story ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
deception
ⓘ
fraud ⓘ mystery ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInWork | 1863 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
Victorian literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | sinister ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| hasRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contributes to supernatural overtones
ⓘ
drives intrigue ⓘ |
| occupation |
con artist
ⓘ
fortune-teller ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of characters in The House by the Churchyard ⓘ |
| usesMethod | fortune-telling to deceive others ⓘ |
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