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Endnotes explained

This chapter contains only endnotes, providing brief definitions of colloquial terms used in the main text.

What happens

This chapter contains only endnotes, providing brief definitions of colloquial terms used in the main text.

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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

This is the story's dramatic climax because Harold Beecham's arrival and confession about his financial ruin (…

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Key passages

  • “Shouting⁠— i.e. , treating”

    Shouting means treating someone to a drink or meal.

    Clarifies Australian slang.

  • “Poddied⁠— i.e. , hand-fed.”

    Poddied means hand-fed.

    Clarifies a term related to animal husbandry.

My Brilliant Career — Endnotes Explained