Jacob's Room · Character
Erasmus Cowan
A Cambridge don who tutors Jacob.
minor
Also known as Cowan
First appearance: III
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A don at Cambridge who intones Latin poetry and represents Virgil; described as chubby and fond of port, yet a keeper of classical tradition.
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