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Young Barlitt

A Sedleigh student who is a member of the fire brigade.

minor

Also known as Young Barlitt, Barlitt, Mr. Barlitt

First appearance: xxxviii the fire brigade meeting

Young Barlitt shows up with force in Mr. Jackson Makes Up His Mind. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The vicar's son, mentioned as a successful scholar from Sedleigh who won a Balliol scholarship, used by Mr.
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In Mr. Jackson Makes Up His Mind: The vicar's son, mentioned as a successful scholar from Sedleigh who won a Balliol scholarship, used by Mr. Jackson to justify the school's merits. Later, in Psmith: Mentioned as the…

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  • Extended cast and background characters
  • Protagonist
  • Sedleigh and Wrykyn students

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