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Lady Rose’s Daughter · Character

Dr. Meredith

A famous editor with a face lined by intellectual living, Meredith champions Julie's independence with a fire that startles even his oldest friends.

supporting

Also known as Meredith

First appearance: i

As a supporting figure in Lady Rose’s Daughter, Dr. Meredith is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

His photograph is looked at by Julie, and he has offered her work.
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Meredith is a self-made man of mysterious origins whose mastery of German and Russian and whose rumored Jewish descent set him apart from the aristocratic circle he moves in. He has promised Julie four hundred pounds a…

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Character Web

18 connections

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AFAunt FloraCLClarisseMBMadame BornierTHThérèseJLJulie Le BretonDMDr. Meredith

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Central Aristocratic Circle
  • Supporting Household & Society
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Julie’s emotional peak is her bitter, jealous brooding over Warkworth’s visit, where she consciously rejects h…

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