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Horace Northcote

A pompous and self-important young clergyman.

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Also known as young Northcote

First appearance: i the pastor s progress

Horace Northcote shows up with force in XVI: The New Gentleman. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A political Nonconformist minister and Disestablishment advocate; shocked by the Tozer milieu but drawn to Phoebe's boldness and frankness.
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In XVI: The New Gentleman: A political Nonconformist minister and Disestablishment advocate; shocked by the Tozer milieu but drawn to Phoebe's boldness and frankness. Later, in A Pair of Natural Enemies: The Dissenter…

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SRSir Robert Dor…JAJaneyPTPhoebe TozerCCClarence Coppe…UMUrsula MayHNHorace Northcote

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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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