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Louis Fielder

A melancholy figure remembered as 'poor Louis,' whose fate lingers in the minds of those who knew him and shadows the tales they tell.

supporting

Also known as poor Louis, Fielder

First appearance: the room in the tower

As a supporting figure in Ghost Stories, Louis Fielder is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Louis Fielder, the friend who has been studying spiritualism and 'expecting' a visitor, believes the Thing is an Elemental and is determined to communicate with it.
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Louis Fielder haunts the margins of Benson's ghostly company as a man whose end has already become a cautionary memory among friends. The pity in the phrase 'poor Louis' suggests a life marked by misfortune or…

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HCHarry Combe-Ma…UNUnknown NarratorHGHugh GrahamMAMrs. AcresMAMrs. AmworthLFLouis Fielder

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Ensemble of eerie encounters
  • Protagonist
  • Romantic supernatural participants
  • Haunting and horror victims

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Louis Fielder in the room in the tower