History YMMV / TheThirteenthTale

* CompleteMonster: In the 2013 Creator/{{BBC}} FilmOfTheBook, [[ClingyJealousGirl Adeline March]] is the unstable and violent twin sister of Emmeline and cousin of Vida Winter, who described Adeline as "genuinely dangerous" and that "violence was always her first instinct". The twins, inseparable while growing up, had the run of the house while children and [[KidsAreCruel caused all sorts of havoc]], which came to a head when the two [[WouldHurtAChild pushed a baby in a carriage down a hill]]. When the local doctor's wife came to inquire about the incident, Adeline, who was [[EnfantTerrible nine years old]], hit the doctor's wife in the back of the head with a violin. The twins' mother was blamed for the incident and a governess was hired to instill discipline. On the first day of school, Adeline stabbed Emmeline in the ankle with a pencil. The twins were separated for a time to see if they would improve but to no avail; when the girls were reunited, Adeline gave Emmeline a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. When the three girls were [[TeensAreMonsters 17]], Adeline murdered two of the servants, Missus and John-the-dig; the former ForTheEvulz, the latter because he acted as a mentor to Vida. After Emmeline gave birth to a son, Adeline attempted to murder him, eventually setting the house on fire and severely burning Emmeline before being left to die by Vida. Adeline was willing to cross any line to receive attention and didn't care who she hurt in the process, with her actions casting shadows to the present.

** I thought the letter Margaret received was written with her dominant right hand, ignoring the pain to become the first - and only - thing she wrote with that hand after [[spoiler: the fire.]]
** There's plenty of people who write like crap with their ''dominant'' hand after years of knowing how. Unless someone actively strives for pretty handwriting, the vast majority settle for [[BoringButPractical "hey, people can read it--why bother?"]]

* FridgeLogic: Vida Winter wrote dozens of novels with her non-dominant left hand, in fact used only her left hand for years and years -- yet her handwriting never improved beyond a childish scribble?

* CompleteMonster: In the 2013 Creator/{{BBC}} FilmOfTheBook, [[ClingyJealousGirl Adeline March]] is the unstable and violent twin sister of Emmeline and cousin of Vida Winter, who described Adeline as "genuinely dangerous" and that "violence was always her first instinct". The twins, inseparable while growing up, had the run of the house while children and [[KidsAreCruel caused all sorts of havoc]], which came to a head when the two [[WouldHurtAChild pushed a baby in a carriage down a hill]]. When the local doctor's wife came to inquire about the incident, Adeline, who was [[EnfantTerrible nine years old]], hit the doctor's wife in the back of the head with a violin. The twins' mother was blamed for the incident and a governess was hired to instill discipline. On the first day of school, Adeline stabbed Emmeline in the ankle with a pencil. The twins were separated for a time to see if they would improve but to no avail; when the girls were reunited, Adeline gave Emmeline a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. When the three girls were [[TeensAreMonsters 17]], Adeline murdered two of the servants, Missus and John-the-dig; the former ForTheEvulz, the latter because he acted as a mentor to Vida. Shortly afterwards, Emmeline was impregnated by Ambrose Proctor, a local boy working at the house. Despite her bond with her sister, Adeline attempted to murder Emmeline's baby twice, forcing Vida to hide him in the village. In her attempts to murder the boy, Adeline set the house on fire, prompting the normally docile Emmeline to go on the attack for the first time in her life. In the ensuing fight, Vida was forced to lock Adeline in the burning room to save herself and Emmeline. Adeline was willing to cross any line to receive attention and didn't care who she hurt in the process, with her actions casting shadows to the present.

* HollywoodHomely: Hester is repeatedly stated to look like "a potato".

* HollywoodHomely: Hester is repeatedly stated to look like "a potato".
* WhamLine: Once upon a time there were two baby girls... [[spoiler: Or, alternatively: once upon a time there were ''three''.]]

** I thought the letter Margaret received was written with her dominant right hand, ignoring the pain to become the first - and only - thing she wrote with that hand after [[spoiler: the fire.]]

* FridgeLogic: Vida Winter wrote dozens of novels with her non-dominant left hand, in fact used only her left hand for years and years -- yet her handwriting never improved beyond a childish scribble?