CHAPTER 1
Cain's heresy refers to Genesis 4 in which Cain murders his brother Abel
Juggernaut from the Hindi, meaning 'lord of the world', an idol of which was dragged on an enormous car under which devotees would throw themselves to be crushed gave a view halloa (hunting term) gave a cry to urge the hounds, when the fox was sighted
harpies (Greek mythology) half-woman and half-bird creatures which attacked humans
the very pink of the proprieties upright to the highest degree
Queer Street an imaginary street where people in trouble, financial or otherwise, are supposed to live
duality the quality of being two things or split into two parts; the idea that we have two sides to our natures
multiple perspective narrative a story told from the point of view of more than one narrator
narrator the person who tells a story
novella a prose text which is longer than a short story but shorter than a standard novel
ken knowledge
CHAPTER 2
volume of some dry
divinity a dull book about religion
holograph a
document written entirely in the handwriting of the person whose signature it
carries
M.D., D.C.L., LL.D.,
F.R.S. Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Civil Law, Doctor of Laws, Fellow of
the Royal Society
Damon and Pythias
(Greek mythology) two inseparable friends. When Pythias was sentenced to death
by Dionysius, Damon offered to take his place. Neither wanted to live if it
meant that the other perished
troglodytic
primitive, cave dwelling
Dr Fell an
unpleasant person who causes feelings of dislike which are difficult to give
any obvious reason for
statute of
limitations a law protecting a person from prosecution after a period of
time has elapsed
pede claudo
walking hesitantly
CHAPTER 3
hide-bound pedant narrow
minded and conventional in thinking
CHAPTER 4
animalistic
resembling an animal
labyrinthine
complex; maze-like
nocturnal
relating to the night
conflagration
fire
gin palace public
house for the consumption of alcoholic beverages
penny numbers
goods which could be bought for a penny
slatternly
slovenly, wretched
blackguardly evil
looking
CHAPTER 5
cupola a domed
roof sometimes containing windows
cabinet private
study
glass presses
glass fronted cupboards
cheval-glass a
mirror, set in a frame which can be tilted
carbuncles red
precious stones
CHAPTER 6
allusion to
mention of
amities
friendships
predecease to die
before
mortify control,
subdue
CHAPTER 7
irony the
discrepancy between what a character could be expected to do and what they
actually do, often for comic effect
whipping up the
circulation exercising to make the blood course through the vein
CHAPTER 8
Personification A
type of metaphor where human qualities are given to objects or ideas
unseemly
unsuitable
lamentation
weeping
knife-boy the boy
who cleaned the table knives
book-learned
formally educated
malefactor wrong
doer
CHAPTER 9
symbolism using
something to represent a concept, idea or theme in a novel
registration by
registered post
farrago a
muddled, confused mixture
volatile ether a
chemical used as an anaesthetic
portico an
elegant doorway with columns
debility weakness
accoutrement
clothing
metamorphoses
changes
transcendental
medicine medicine to take human beings beyond the realms of normal
experience
moral turpitude
depraved, wicked
CHAPTER 10
alter ego an
alternative personality
chronological order
the presentation of events in a story in the order in which they actually
occurred
confessional form
a type of writing in which the characters reveal their innermost thoughts,
motivations and actions, so mysteries or secrets are finally revealed
captives of Philippi
an earthquake at Philippi burst open the doors of the prison where Paul and
Silas were held captive, releasing them
Babylonian finger on
the wall writing on the wall appearing to Daniel prophesying the end of
King Belshazzar
reindue put on
again
