New Grub Street · Character
Mr. Carter
Edith's father, a cheerful and sociable gentleman.
minor
Also known as the high-spirited Mr. Carter, Carter
First appearance: x the friends of the family
Mr. Carter shows up with force in The Way Hither. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Secretary of the hospital who hires Reardon as a clerk and later introduces him to John Yule.
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In The Way Hither: Secretary of the hospital who hires Reardon as a clerk and later introduces him to John Yule. Later, in Respite: Lends Reardon £5 after initial reluctance, displays good-natured but embarrassed…
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- Other
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- Extended social and family network
- Central literary circle
- Protagonist
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- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Jasper Milvain…
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See Mr. Carter in x the friends of the family