Hudson River Bracketed · Character

Lewis Tarrant

Halo's wealthy, cautious husband, a magazine editor whose immense generosity is a ledger he never stops collecting on.

supporting

Also known as Lewis, Lewis Tarrant, young Tarrant, Tarrant, Handling Tarrant

First appearance: iii

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Halo's husband, a figure of established wealth and social standing.

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Lewis Tarrant married Halo on a tidal wave of her mistaken gratitude, after her cousin Tom disinherited her, and he has been exacting his pound of flesh ever since. He destroys Vance's manuscript and then moves carefully to make certain of his legal rights, a man who never makes a blunder and never forgives one. His cold, proprietary grip on Halo is the wall between her and Vance, and the quiet engine of the novel's central rupture.

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Aftermath
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Vance Weston
rivalry · negative
Lewis Tarrant is Halo's husband and Vance's literary rival, resentful of Vance's talent… How this plays out →
Halo Tarrant
family · negative
Halo Tarrant
family · negative
Vance Weston
rivalry · negative
Lewis Tarrant is Halo's husband and Vance's literary rival, resentful of Vance's talent… How this plays out →
Halo Tarrant
family · negative
Vance Weston
rivalry · negative
Lewis Tarrant is Halo's husband and Vance's literary rival, resentful of Vance's talent… How this plays out →

Vance Weston
Lewis Tarrant is Halo's husband and Vance's literary rival, resentful of Vance's talent and his bond with Halo.
Halo Tarrant
Halo and Lewis are married, but their relationship is strained by Lewis's jealousy and Halo's emotional connection to Vance.
Halo Tarrant
Halo and Lewis are married, but their relationship is strained by Lewis's jealousy and Halo's emotional connection to Vance.
Vance Weston
Lewis Tarrant is Halo's husband and Vance's literary rival, resentful of Vance's talent and his bond with Halo.
Halo Tarrant
Halo and Lewis are married, but their relationship is strained by Lewis's jealousy and Halo's emotional connection to Vance.
Vance Weston
Lewis Tarrant is Halo's husband and Vance's literary rival, resentful of Vance's talent and his bond with Halo.

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Hudson River Bracketed
Halo's husband, a figure of established wealth and social standing.
Book I
Halo's husband, whose presence complicates Vance's relationship with Halo.
VII
Mentioned as the person Halo forgot her engagement with.
VIII
Arrives by train from New York; Halo picks him up at the station.
X
Present at Eaglewood, embarrassed by Halo's confession about the night outing.
XV
Mentioned as having bought back the stolen books from the Willows.
Book IV
Represents the established cultural elite and contrasts with Vance's ambitions.
XVI
Halo's husband, who has bought The Hour and is trying to find his professional path; his generosity and ambition are discussed.
XIX
Lewis is mentioned as having bought The Hour and being annoyed by Vance's failure to keep their appointment; he is away on business during the chapter.
XX
Returns from Boston with Vance's manuscript, expresses reservations about its quiet style, and appropriates Halo's opinions as his own.
XXVI
Pressures Vance to fulfill his contract and write short stories; dismisses Vance's desire to write poetry.
XXIX
Frustrated by the New Hour's decline and Vance's loss of the Pulsifer Prize, he confronts Halo about her decision not to sail.
XXXIII
Mentioned as being away at a man's dinner; his contractual hold over Vance's writing is a source of frustration.
XXXIX
Accuses Vance of disloyalty, defends the contract, and coldly watches Vance destroy his manuscript, insisting on the contract's validity.
XL
Angry with Vance for trying to bypass their contract; reveals Vance destroyed his manuscript.
XLII
Quarrels with Vance over the manuscript, agrees to let Vance write a new novel while continuing his salary.

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