When did you first suspect Miss Winter's true identity? Whether you knew or not, looking back, what clues did she give to Margaret (and what clues did the author give to you)?ġ2. What do you think he means by drawing such a parallel? What other parallels exist between The Thirteenth Tale and classic nineteenth-century literature?ġ1.
Clifton tells Margaret that she is "suffering from an ailment that afflicts ladies of romantic imagination" when he learns that she is an avid reader of novels such as Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, and Sense and Sensibility. Did you believe this miraculous transformation? If not, what did you suspect was really going on?ġ0. Adeline steps forward as intelligent, well-spoken, and confident-the "girl in the mists" emerges. The story shifts significantly after the death of Mrs. Discuss the appearances and allusions to Jane Eyre and how this novel echoes that one.ĩ. In The Thirteenth Tale, the novel Jane Eyre appears several times. It is a classic writer's axiom that a symbol must appear at least three times in a story so that the reader knows that you meant it as a symbol. Compare and contrast Margaret, Miss Winter, and Aurelius-the three "ghosts" of the novel who are also each haunted by their pasts.Ĩ. What did you make of this shifting when Margaret points it out on page 204?ħ. The first time she uses "I" is in the recounting of Isabelle's death and Charlie's disappearance. Miss Winter frequently changes points of view from third to first person, from "they" to "we" to "I," in telling Margaret her story. In what ways is The Thirteenth Tale a classic, gothic novel?Ħ. Miss Winter asks Margaret if she'd like to hear a ghost story-in fact, there seem to be several ghost stories weaving their way through.
Discuss the various roles of books, stories, and writing in this novel.ĥ. There are stories within stories, all inextricably intertwined. Most of the important action of the story takes place in libraries. Margaret, for example, sells books for a living. How has each woman dealt with this loss, and how has it affected her life? If her parents had told her the truth about her twin, would Margaret still be haunted?Ĥ. Margaret and her mother are bound by a singular loss-the death of Margaret's twin sister.
As the story unfolds, we learn that Margaret and Miss Winter are both twins.
How are the houses reflections of their inhabitants?Ģ. Much of the novel takes place in two grand estates-Angelfield and then Miss Winter's.
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