Lady Audley’s Secret · Character
Mr. Dawson
The local surgeon of Audley village.
minor
Also known as Dawson, poor Mr. Dawson
First appearance: vii after a year
Mr. Dawson shows up with force in Lucy. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The village surgeon who employed Lucy Graham as a governess for his daughters after she answered his advertisement in the Times.
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In Lucy: The village surgeon who employed Lucy Graham as a governess for his daughters after she answered his advertisement in the Times. Later, in XXV: Retrograde Investigation: The surgeon attending Sir Michael;…
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- Other
Character groups
- Audley Circle Core
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Sir Michael Au…
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See Mr. Dawson in vii after a year