A Bid for Fortune · Character
James Dymoke Hatteras
Relative of Richard Hatteras, possibly his father or uncle.
minor
Also known as James
First appearance: III: I Visit My Relations
James Dymoke Hatteras shows up with force in III: I Visit My Relations. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's father, mentioned as having run away from home after a quarrel with the squire and gone to foreign parts.
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In III: I Visit My Relations: The narrator's father, mentioned as having run away from home after a quarrel with the squire and gone to foreign parts. Later, in Following Up a Clue: Mentioned as Hatteras's father, who…
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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