A Prefect’s Uncle · Character
Mr. Arthur James
A character who appears in a specific episode.
minor
Also known as James, the guileful James
First appearance: i term begins
Mr. Arthur James shows up with force in Poetry and Stump-Cricket. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of the Ashby twins, bowls yorkers in stump-cricket and plays billiards against Pringle.
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In Poetry and Stump-Cricket: One of the Ashby twins, bowls yorkers in stump-cricket and plays billiards against Pringle. Later, in Poetry and Stump-Cricket: Author of 'The Dark Horse, and Other Studies in the Tragic',…
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- Assorted minor characters
- School staff and visitors
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- Closing
Norris reaches his emotional peak of despair and self-loathing after abandoning his team, then undergoes a psy…
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See Mr. Arthur James in i term begins