Orley Farm · Character
Mr. Chaffanbrass
The great, feared cross-examiner of the criminal bar, whose silken cruelty can make an honest witness look like a perjurer.
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Also known as Chaffanbrass, the great Chaffanbrass, Mr. Chaffanbrass—either
First appearance: What the Four Lawyers Thought About It
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An elderly barrister who finds the congress tedious and skeptical of reform.
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Mr. Chaffanbrass is the advocate whom solicitors call when a case must be won by shredding reputations rather than proving facts. His fame rests on the wreckage of witnesses — a reputation Trollope treats with grim,…
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- Legal professionals and family
- Extended cast and servants
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- XVII: Von Bauhr
- Mr. Furnival Looks for Assistance
- LXI: The State of Public Opinion
- What the Four Lawyers Thought About It
- LXV: Felix Graham Returns to Noningsby
- LXXI: Showing How John Kenneby and Bridget Bolster Bore Themselves in Court
- Mr. Furnival's Speech
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