An Ideal Husband · Character
Lord Caversham
Lord Goring's blunt, exasperated father, who despairs of his son's idleness and presses him to marry before it is too late.
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Also known as James Lord Caversham, Lord Caversham Hum, Lord Caversham Eh, Lord Caversham Humph, Lord Caversham Grimly, Lord Caversham Angrily, Lord Caversham Lady Chiltern, Mason Lord Caversham, Enter Lord Caversham
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Lord Caversham is a gruff, traditional peer who hates paradoxes and cannot fathom why his son refuses to propose to the pretty Miss Chiltern. He grumbles about Lady Caversham's bonnets, glares at Goring with bushy…
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