Mr. Mulliner Stories · Character
Wilfred Mulliner
The Mulliner uncle whose potent Buck-U-Uppo tonic transforms timid lodgers into red-corpuscle-charged tyrants, one fried egg at a time.
major
Also known as Fiercely Wilfred
First appearance: came the dawn
As a major figure in Mr. Mulliner Stories, Wilfred Mulliner is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Wilfred is the family chemist whose concoctions act forcefully upon the red corpuscles, as his nephew Augustine discovers when a dose turns him from meek diarist into a browbeating terror over hot-water bottles and…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Mulliner relatives and associates
- Courtship and minor roles
- Extended cast of Mulliner tales
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Angela Purdue
romantic · positive
Angela Purdue and Wilfred Mulliner are engaged or deeply in love, with a warm and devoted… How this plays out →
- Sir Jasper ffinch-ffarrowmere
family · ambivalent
- Sir Jasper ffinch-ffarrowmere
family · ambivalent
- Angela Purdue
romantic · positive
Angela Purdue and Wilfred Mulliner are engaged or deeply in love, with a warm and devoted… How this plays out →
- Angela Purdue
romantic · positive
Angela Purdue and Wilfred Mulliner are engaged or deeply in love, with a warm and devoted… How this plays out →
- Sir Jasper ffinch-ffarrowmere
family · ambivalent
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See Wilfred Mulliner in came the dawn