A Personal Record · Character
Mr. W. W. Jacobs
A fellow writer and acquaintance of the narrator.
minor
Also known as Mr. Jacobs
First appearance: a personal record
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Mentioned as the author whose later illustrations would resemble the grotesque deckhand the narrator encountered.
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With Narrator (social): Mr. W. W. Jacobs is a literary figure or acquaintance, with the narrator engaging in social or literary discussion. In VII: Mentioned as the author whose later illustrations would resemble the…
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- Maritime and Literary Acquaintances
- Protagonist
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