Jacob's Room · Character
Cruttendon
An artist friend of Jacob's in London and Paris.
minor
Also known as Teddy, Edward Cruttendon, Edward, Ted
First appearance: vi
Cruttendon's tie to Jacob Flanders is one of the pressures that moves Jacob's Room—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A painter in Paris, debating art with Jacob, showing his work, later visiting Versailles with Jacob and Jinny.
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With Jacob Flanders (friendship): Cruttendon is a bohemian artist friend of Jacob's, representing the free-spirited, artistic side of Jacob's London circle. With Jacob Flanders (friendship): Cruttendon is a bohemian…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- London romantic entanglements
- Protagonist
- Cornwall family circle
- Greek affair and travel
- Durrant family circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Closing
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Cruttendon is a bohemian artist friend of Jacob's, representing the free-spirited,… How this plays out →
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See Cruttendon in vi