# Eric Rauch — Hudson River Bracketed character guide

> Eric Rauch in Hudson River Bracketed by Edith Wharton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rauch, Eric, Eric Rauch's

**First appearance:** 0006-iii

## Who they are

A German-American composer and friend of the Tarrants.

## Relationships

### [Vance Weston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/vance_weston)

_professional_

Eric Rauch is a fellow writer and colleague who collaborates with Vance and shares his literary ambitions.

### [Vance Weston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/vance_weston)

_professional_

Eric Rauch is a fellow writer and colleague who collaborates with Vance and shares his literary ambitions.

### [Vance Weston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/vance_weston)

_professional_

Eric Rauch is a fellow writer and colleague who collaborates with Vance and shares his literary ambitions.

## In the story

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxii)

The assistant editor of The Hour, Rauch discusses the contract with Vance, praises his work, and introduces him to the literary scene.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxiv)

Glossy and vivid in evening clothes, discusses the New Hour with Tarrant and invites Vance to The Loafers' Club.

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxvii)

Vance discusses his creative block with him; Rauch dismisses the difficulty as imaginary.

### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxix)

Mentioned as the practical administrator of the New Hour who handles Tarrant's unpredictable management.

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xlii)

Advises Vance after the quarrel with Tarrant, suggests rewriting lost chapters, but Vance finds it impossible.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xliii)

Meets Vance at the Coconut Tree and informs him about Lewis Tarrant's novel competing for the Pulsifer Prize.

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