Hudson River Bracketed · Character
Mrs. Pulsifer
A wealthy, nervously shy salon hostess who awards the New Hour's literary prize, collecting authors the way others collect curiosities.
supporting
Also known as old Pulsifer, this strange Mrs. Pulsifer, the Pulsifer, Pulsifer, Mrs. Pulsifer
First appearance: xii
As a supporting figure in Hudson River Bracketed, Mrs. Pulsifer is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The prize-giver, nervous about authors seeking her prize, yet eager to meet Vance.
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Mrs. Pulsifer presides over the glittering parties where the New Hour's contributors are paraded and appraised, though she lives in quiet terror that every writer introduced to her will angle for the prize. Halo Tarrant…
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- Other
Character groups
- Euphoria connections and early influences
- Euphoria business and social rivals
- Extended social and family network
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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See Mrs. Pulsifer in xii