# Augustine Mulliner — Mr. Mulliner Stories character guide

> Augustine Mulliner in Mr. Mulliner Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Augustine

**First appearance:** 0001-a-slice-of-life

## Snapshot

A mild lodger transformed by a tonic into a tyrant, Augustine swings between meekness and bombast with alarming comic speed.

## Who they are

Augustine Mulliner boards quietly in a country village, keeping a diary in which he frets about whether he is sufficiently meek. A dose of his Uncle Wilfred's Buck-U-Uppo flips him into a blustering bully who berates his housekeeper over eggs and hot-water bottles, then repents by candlelight. His seesawing temperament makes him the perfect vehicle for Wodehouse's satire of self-improvement and the perils of tonics.

## Relationships

### [Bish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/bish)

_professional_

Augustine Mulliner is a student at the school where Bish is a master, with frequent disciplinary interactions.

### [Mrs. Wardle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/mrs_wardle)

_family_

Mrs. Wardle is Augustine Mulliner's doting and overprotective aunt.

### [Jane Oliphant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/jane_oliphant)

_romantic_

Augustine Mulliner is a rival suitor to Jane Oliphant, competing with Frederick for her hand.

### [Mr. Mulliner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/mr_mulliner)

_family_

Mr. Mulliner is Augustine Mulliner's father, a stern but loving patriarch.

### [Bish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/bish)

_professional_

Augustine Mulliner is a student at the school where Bish is a master, with frequent disciplinary interactions.

### [Bish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/bish)

_professional_

Augustine Mulliner is a student at the school where Bish is a master, with frequent disciplinary interactions.

### [Mrs. Wardle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/mrs_wardle)

_family_

Mrs. Wardle is Augustine Mulliner's doting and overprotective aunt.

### [Mr. Mulliner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/mr_mulliner)

_family_

Mr. Mulliner is Augustine Mulliner's father, a stern but loving patriarch.

### [Jane Oliphant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/jane_oliphant)

_romantic_

Augustine Mulliner is a rival suitor to Jane Oliphant, competing with Frederick for her hand.

### [Jane Oliphant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/jane_oliphant)

_romantic_

Augustine Mulliner is a rival suitor to Jane Oliphant, competing with Frederick for her hand.

### [Mr. Mulliner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/mr_mulliner)

_family_

Mr. Mulliner is Augustine Mulliner's father, a stern but loving patriarch.

### [Mrs. Wardle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/characters/mrs_wardle)

_family_

Mrs. Wardle is Augustine Mulliner's doting and overprotective aunt.

## In the story

### [Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/chapters/mulliner-s-buck-u-uppo)

The pale, timid curate who transforms after taking Buck-U-Uppo tonic, becoming bold and assertive.

### [The Bishop's Move](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_mulliner_stories_se/chapters/the-bishop-s-move)

Now the bishop's secretary; takes disappointment about the living cheerfully and recommends Buck-U-Uppo tonic.

## Links

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