Green Tea (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
- First Published: 1869
- Type of Plot: Horror
- Time of Work: About 1805 and about 1869
- Setting: London, rural Warwickshire, and Richmond, England
- Principal Characters: The anonymous narrator, Dr. Martin Hesselius, Lady Mary Heyduke, The Reverend Mr. Robert Lynder Jennings, Jones
- Genres: Short fiction, Horror literature
- Subjects: Suicide, Medicine, Hallucinations or illusions, Tea
- Locales: London, England, Richmond, England, Warwickshire, England
The Story
The anonymous narrator, who was trained as a surgeon, has been arranging the papers of his deceased mentor, Dr. Martin Hesselius. One case in particular, from about sixty-four years before, draws his attention; forthwith the narrator presents a set of letters, with a memorandum, that discuss the doctor's efforts to treat a particularly insidious and vexing complaint.
One evening, Dr. Hesselius meets the Reverend Mr. Robert Lynder Jennings at the house of a mutual friend, Lady Mary Heyduke. In an aside, the hostess informs the doctor of Mr. Jennings's probity...
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