Ghost Stories · Character
Charles Alington
A wealthy baronet and tireless dilettante of the unproven, he chases automatic script, reincarnation, and Anglo-Israelite theories with a schoolboy's glee.
supporting
Also known as Sir Charles Alington
First appearance: the room in the tower
As a supporting figure in Ghost Stories, Charles Alington is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Charles Alington accompanies the narrator to the cemetery after the disinterment and provides a medieval treatise on reincarnation.
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Charles Alington is the happiest man the narrator has ever met, a rich eccentric who fears nothing, hopes for nothing, and wants only to know. The moment a mystery becomes practical science — as wireless did after…
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