History Literature / TheStrangeCaseOfTheAlchemistsDaughter

** The riverboat that Mary and the others travel on after the battle is named ''The Hesperus''.

** [[spoiler: The face that Mrs. Jekyll saw in the window and that she murmured about until she died turned out to be Hyde, who wanted to see her one last time. This is revealed in [[''Literature/EuropeanTravelForTheMonstrousGentlewoman ETMG'']].]]

** [[spoiler: The face that Mrs. Jekyll saw in the window and that she murmured about until she died turned out to be Hyde, who wanted to see her one last time. This is revealed in ''Literature/EuropeanTravelForTheMonstrousGentlewoman ETMG''.]]

** [[spoiler: The face that Mrs. Jekyll saw in the window and that she murmured about until she died turned out to be Hyde, who wanted to see her one last time. This is revealed in ETMG.]]

** Diana takes to cutting her hair short and dressing in boy's clothes, which leads to her getting mistake for a boy by a police officer.

* ChekovsGun: Many of these come into place for the second book.
** [[spoiler: The face that Mrs. Jekyll saw in the window and that she murmured about until she died turned out to be Hyde, who wanted to see her one last time.]]
** [[spoiler: Sherlock mentions the boring case of The Avebury Managerie, a man missing some animals, which at least one of which turns out to be one of the Beast-Men.]]

* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: Both Prendick and Hyde say "I'm a biologist/chemist, not a surgeon," when [[spoiler: Adam demands they operate on Justine.]]

* OldSchoolChivalry: Dr. Watson insists on Mary (and later, the other girls) not putting herself/themselves into dangerous situations, even though Mary and the rest are capable of protecting themselves.

* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: Both Prendick and Hyde say "I'm a biologist/chemist, not a surgeon," when [[spoiler: Adam asks, nay, demands they operate on Justine.]]

But her hunt leads her to Hyde’s daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]], Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: [[PoisonousPerson Beatrice]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappaccini%27s_Daughter Rappaccini]], [[CatGirl Catherin]] [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Moreau]], and [[GentleGiant Justine]] Literature/{{Frankenstein}}.

* AnimalEyes: The main give away that Catherin is not human is her yellow, cat-like eyes.
* BeastMan: Moreau's and [[spoiler: Prendick's]] beast men, of whom Catherin is the most well made.

* CatGirl: Catherin, as Doctor Moreau's greatest creation, looks exactly like a normal person except for her cat-like eyes and her pointed teeth.

* DirtyCoward: Prendick, who left Catherin to die on Moreau's island and [[spoiler: has been bullied by Adam Frankenstein into creating beast men for him, and being an accompice in both the Whitechapel murders, and the removal of Justine's brain.]]

* FictionalDocument: Catherin has two series of novels, her Astarte books, and the ones about the Athena Club.

** TheSmartGuy: Catherin Moreau, possessing a combination of book smarts and animal cunning.

** One of Mary's notes about half way through the story directly states that they end up solving the Whitechapel Murders, much to Catherin's chagrin.

* FramingDevice: The story is being told as Catherin's latest novel, with the other characters writing notes either criticising her work or commenting on events.

* TheFreakshow: At the start of the story, Catherin and Justine are performers in Lorenzo's Circus of Marvels and Delights.

* GreekChorus: Thanks to the FramingDevice of the story, the Athena Club function as a version of this, writing notes on Catherin's manuscript commenting on the events of the story.
* InnateNightVision: Catherin has this, due to being a CatGirl.

* MagnumOpus: Dr. Moreau saw Catherin as his, which is why he allowed her to use his last name.

** In ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', the unnamed puma woman who kills Dr. Moreau is killed by him in turn, but here, Catherin emerges from the confrontation unharmed.

** Catherin, who started life as a puma, but now passes easily for an educated young woman.

* WomanScorned: Catherin dispises Prendick, her former lover, who left her on Moreau's island to die.

* [[SirSwearsALot MissSwearsALot]]: Diana, who a few times in the commentary swears so profusely that Catherine doesn't repeat it.

* SirSwearsALot|MissSwearsALot: Diana, who a few times in the commentary swears so profusely that Catherine doesn't repeat it.

* MissSwearsALot|SirSwearsALot: Diana, who a few times in the commentary swears so profusely that Catherine doesn't repeat it.

A 2017 ScienceFiction, MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, [[MysteryFiction mystery]] novel written by Theodora Goss as an expansion on her short story, [[http://strangehorizons.com/2010/20100118/daughter-f.shtml "The Mad Scientist's Daughter."]] It is the first entry in the ''Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club'', with its direct sequel being ''European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman''.

* ChekovsGun: many of these come into place for the second book.

* InnateNightVision: Cathrin has this, due to being a CatGirl.

A 2017 ScienceFiction, MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, [[MysteryFiction mystery]] novel written by Theodora Goss as an expansion on her short story, [[http://strangehorizons.com/2010/20100118/daughter-f.shtml "The Mad Scientist's Daughter."]] It is the first entry in the Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, with its direct sequel being ''European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman''.

Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents’ death, is curious about [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde the secrets of her father’s mysterious past.]] One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father’s former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture…a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes.

* FictionalDocuments: Catherin has two series of novels, her Astarte books, and the ones about the Athena Club.

* ForgoneConclusion:

* WomanScorned: Catherin dispises Prendick, her former lover, who left her on Moreau's island to die.

** [[spoiler: Prendick's Beast Men also qualify, though to a lesser degree.]]

A 2017 ScienceFiction, MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, [[MysteryFiction mystery]] novel written by Theodora Goss as an expansion on her short story, [[http://strangehorizons.com/2010/20100118/daughter-f.shtml "The Mad Scientist's Daughter."]] It is the first entry in the Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, with its direct sequel being European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman.

* JackTheRipper: While the moniker is never mentioned and the killings take place over a much shorter timespan, the "Whitechapel Murders" commited by [[spoiler: Adam Frankenstein and Mr. Hyde]] are clearly supposed to bring this to mind.

But her hunt leads her to Hyde’s daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]], Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: [[PoisonousPerson Beatrice]] [[Creator/NathanielHawthorne Rappaccini]], [[CatGirl Catherin]] [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Moreau]], and [[GentleGiant Justine]] Literature/{{Frankenstein}}.

** Josephine is a creation of Dr. Frankenstein, meant to be the mate of the original.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Not only are the members of the Athena Club connected to [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde four]] [[Creator/NathanielHawthorne works]] of [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Victorian]] [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Literature]], but they also recruit the help of Franchise/SherlockHolmes and interact with characters from ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''.

** In Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau, the unnamed puma woman who kills Dr. Moreau is killed by him in turn, but here, Catherin emerges from the confrontation unharmed.
** In Literature/{{Frankenstein}}, Viktor never completes the monster's bride and destroyed what he had made. Here he did finish creating Justine, though [[RecursiveFiction Shelly's book]] claims that he had destroyed her.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Mary is a polite ProperLady while Diana is crass and a WholesomeCrossdresser.

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: Dr. John Seward and Dr. Abraham Van Helsing are both in league with the Alchemical Society. Van Helsing is later revealed to be experimenting on his own daughter.]]

** In [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappaccini%27s_Daughter "Rappaccini's Daughter,"]] Beatrice takes the antidote Giovanni gives her and dies. Here, she refuses to take it, and it's Giovanni who dies.

** In Literature/{{Frankenstein}}, Viktor never completes the monster's bride and destroyed what he had made. Here he did finish creating Justine, though [[RecursiveFiction Shelly's book]] claims that he had destroyed her.

* GreaterScopeVillain: The machinations of the Alchemical Society are indirectly responsible for the events of the story and remain a threat at the end.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Not only are the members of the Athena Club connected to [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde four]] [[Creator/NathanielHawthorne works]] of [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Victorian]] [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Literature]], but they also recruit the help of Franchise/SherlockHolmes and interact with characters from Literature/Dracula.

Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents’ death, is curious about [[Literature/TheStrangeCastOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde the secrets of her father’s mysterious past.]] One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father’s former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture…a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes.

But her hunt leads her to Hyde’s daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]], Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: [[PoisonousPerson Beatrice]] [[Creator/NathanielHawthorne Rappaccini]], [[CatGirl Catherin]] [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Moreau]], and [[GentleGiant Justine]] Literature/Frankenstein.

* GentleGiant: Justine abhors violence and is haunted by the lives she had to take in self-defense.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Not only are the members of the Athena Club connected to [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde four]] [[Creator/NathanielHawthorne works]] of [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Victorian]] [[Literature/Frankenstein Literature]], but they also recruit the help of Franchise/SherlockHolmes and interact with characters from Literature/Dracula.