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The Master of the House

The owner of a lodging house where Lavengro stays.

minor

Also known as master of the house

First appearance: i

The Master of the House shows up with force in XIX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator's employer, a respectable gentleman lawyer of the old school, kind and rotund, with a bald head and creaking shoes.
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In XIX: The narrator's employer, a respectable gentleman lawyer of the old school, kind and rotund, with a bald head and creaking shoes. Later, in XXXIII: The publisher's son, present at dinner but treated with…

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SHShorshaJEJesusHOHorncastleLALavengroBEBelleTMThe Master of the Ho…

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  • Lavengro's companions and acquaintances
  • Irish and Romany figures
  • Diverse characters from Lavengro's world
  • Protagonist

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

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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