A Prefect’s Uncle · Character
Headmaster
The school's genial but canny Head, who presides over masters' quarrels and boys' scandals with a cigar and a dry sense of proportion.
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Also known as the Headmaster, the headmaster, The Headmaster
First appearance: i term begins
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The Headmaster is the ultimate authority at Beckford, a man who can laugh off Mr. Wells's hypercriticism and then quietly ask Lawrie whether the verses were really his. He keeps the masters' literary squabble from…
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- School staff and visitors
- Key adult characters
- Protagonist
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