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| name = ''The Curse of Ravenscourt''<br />
| image = TheCurseofRavenscourt.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of ''The Curse of Ravenscourt.''<br />
| published = 2005<br />
| author = [[Sarah Masters Buckey]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Jean-Paul Tibbles]]<br />
| isbn = 1584859873<br />
| setting = November, 1906<br />
| related = [[List of Samantha's Books|Samantha's Series]]<br />
| related2 = After the events of ''[[Samantha's Ocean Liner Adventure]]''<br />
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'''The Curse of Ravenscourt''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Samantha's Books|Samantha's books.]]<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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===From the [[Central Series]]===<br />
* [[Samantha Parkington]]<br />
* [[Nellie O'Malley]]<br />
* [[Gardner Edwards]]<br />
* [[Cornelia Edwards]]<br />
* [[Bridget O'Malley]]<br />
* [[Jenny O'Malley]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (A-M)#Gertrude|Gertrude]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (N-Z)#Mrs. Pitt|Mrs. Pitt]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
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* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (N-Z)#Horace Raven|Horace Raven]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (N-Z)#Eloise Raven|Eloise Raven]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (A-M)#Mary Crosby|Mary Crosby]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (N-Z)#Mr. Winthrop|Mr. Winthrop]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (A-M)#Martin|Martin]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (A-M)#Mrs. Calloway|Mrs. Calloway]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (A-M)#Walter Enderby|Walter Enderby]]<br />
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==Chapter By Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: Fear at First Sight===<br />
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===Chapter Two: Above the Trees===<br />
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===Chapter Three: Cursed===<br />
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===Chapter Four: A Warning===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Sudden Departure===<br />
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===Chapter Six: A Dangerous Journey===<br />
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===Chapter Seven: Clues From the Past===<br />
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===Chapter Eight: A Familiar Face===<br />
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===Chapter Nine: Crash===<br />
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===Chapter Ten: A Midnight Visit===<br />
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===Chapter Eleven: Footsteps===<br />
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===Chapter Twelve: The Raven Flies===<br />
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===Chapter Thirteen: Detective Work===<br />
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===Chapter Fourteen: A Surprise Announcement===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]===<br />
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Discusses people's views on [[wikipedia:Spiritualism|spiritualism]] and fears of technological advances in the turn of the century. Topics include:<br />
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* Fascination with mysteries and the supernatural<br />
* Popular mysteries people might have read, such as the [[wikipedia:Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]] novels<br />
* How dishonest people took advantage of people's beliefs with the supernatural<br />
* [[wikipedia:Fox sisters|Kate and Maggie Fox]], who played an important role in the spiritualism movement and popularized seances<br />
* How ghost shows were performed, using a combination of actors and trick lighting -- these were usually performed by actors who wanted to show the audience how they were being taken advantage by fraudsters preying on their fears or beliefs<br />
* How elevators were seen as a public anxiety and used only for freight, even with the invention of the safety elevator by Samantha's time<br />
* The development of taller buildings and skyscrapers, with the advent of the safety elevator -- in newer buildings with elevators, upper story apartments commanded a high premium due to the dramatic views of the city and distance from ground-level street noise<br />
* How property owners dealt with the number 13 in taller buildings -- some owners played around with the numbering system such as labeling the first floor "Ground" and the second floor "First", other owners simply omitted the number 13 altogether<br />
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