Psmith in the City · Character
Mr. Richards
A clerk at the bank.
minor
Also known as Young Mr. Richards, young Mr. Richards
First appearance: iv first steps in a business career
Mr. Richards shows up with force in Sunday Supper. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Ada's fiancé; inadvertently offends her with his facetious comments on Women's Suffrage and later leaves to try to reconcile.
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In Sunday Supper: Ada's fiancé; inadvertently offends her with his facetious comments on Women's Suffrage and later leaves to try to reconcile. Later, in Psmith Makes a Discovery: Young Mr. Richards is present at the…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and cricketers
- Extended office staff and acquaintances
- Bank employees and family
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Psmith, having…
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See Mr. Richards in iv first steps in a business career