Dodsworth · Character
Baron Ercole
An Italian baron met by the Dodsworths.
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Baron Ercole shows up with force in XXXIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Ex-diplomat and law professor at the University of Naples; rents villas on his estate; described as poor but dignified.
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In XXXIII: Ex-diplomat and law professor at the University of Naples; rents villas on his estate; described as poor but dignified. Later, in XXXIV: Hosts Sam and Edith at the Ercole estate; part of the lively Italian…
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- Fran's European circle
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