# Leicester — A Prefect’s Uncle character guide

> Leicester in A Prefect’s Uncle by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Leicester, Monk, Johnny, Jack Monk, J. Monk of Leicester

**First appearance:** 0000-i-term-begins

## Snapshot

The well-meaning but weak housemaster whose inability to see trouble coming leaves Leicester's ripe for reform — or disaster.

## Who they are

Leicester is a decent man whose spirit is willing but whose will is not spirited, and his habit of avoiding unpleasantness has let his House slide into a bad name. He's placed his hopes for improvement on Gethryn, the first head-prefect in years who knows the rudiments of the job. His weakness is the quiet engine of the story's early tension: everything depends on whether Gethryn's rule can act as a tonic before the House's problems boil over.

## Relationships

### [R. Farnie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/r_farnie)

_friendship_

Leicester and R. Farnie are close companions, sharing many interactions typical of schoolmates and allies.

### [Mr. Gethryn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/mr_gethryn)

_professional_

Leicester and Mr. Gethryn interact in a professional school setting, possibly as student and master.

### [Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/bishop)

_friendship_

Bishop and Leicester are companions and fellow students, sharing many interactions.

### [Reece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/reece)

_friendship_

Leicester and Reece are friends or close schoolmates, with frequent interaction.

### [Danvers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/danvers)

_friendship_

Danvers and Leicester are friends or close schoolmates, interacting regularly.

### [R. Farnie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/r_farnie)

_friendship_

Leicester and R. Farnie are close companions, sharing many interactions typical of schoolmates and allies.

### [Mr. Gethryn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/mr_gethryn)

_professional_

Leicester and Mr. Gethryn interact in a professional school setting, possibly as student and master.

### [Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/bishop)

_friendship_

Bishop and Leicester are companions and fellow students, sharing many interactions.

### [R. Farnie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/r_farnie)

_friendship_

Leicester and R. Farnie are close companions, sharing many interactions typical of schoolmates and allies.

### [Reece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/reece)

_friendship_

Leicester and Reece are friends or close schoolmates, with frequent interaction.

### [Mr. Gethryn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/mr_gethryn)

_professional_

Leicester and Mr. Gethryn interact in a professional school setting, possibly as student and master.

### [Reece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/reece)

_friendship_

Leicester and Reece are friends or close schoolmates, with frequent interaction.

## In the story

### [III: The Uncle Makes Himself at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/iii-the-uncle-makes-himself-at-home)

Mentioned as the head of the house Farnie is joining; described as a 'perfectly decent sort of man'.

### [V: Farnie Gets Into Trouble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/v-farnie-gets-into-trouble)

Attempts to exploit Farnie for loans, fails initially, but later lends Farnie money at exploitative terms.

### [VI: —and Stays There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/vi-and-stays-there)

Monk pressures Farnie to repay a loan, threatening to expose Farnie's out-of-bounds drinking.

### [IX: The Bishop Finishes His Ride](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/ix-the-bishop-finishes-his-ride)

Monk is referenced as having extorted money from Farnie and as a rival in the House.

### [XII: “We, the Undersigned—”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/xii-we-the-undersigned)

Leads the bullying of Wilson with Danvers, is humiliated by Gethryn, and later organizes a mass meeting and round-robin against Gethryn.

### [Leicester's House Team Goes Into a Second Edition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/chapters/xiii-leicester-s-house-team-goes-into-a-second-edition)

Leads the deputation to Reece to demand Gethryn's resignation as House captain.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters/leicester
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_prefect_s_uncle_se/characters