# Mr. Bauersch — Riceyman Steps character guide

> Mr. Bauersch in Riceyman Steps by Arnold Bennett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the great Bauersch, the absorbed Mr. Bauersch

**First appearance:** 0001-part-i-ii-the-customer

## Who they are

A wealthy customer and acquaintance of Henry Earlforward.

## Relationships

### [Violet Earlforward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/violet_earlforward)

_professional_

Mr. Bauersch is Violet's employer at the bookshop, maintaining a formal business relationship with occasional personal concern.

### [Henry Earlforward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/henry_earlforward)

_professional_

Henry and Mr. Bauersch have a tense professional relationship as fellow booksellers, with Henry's greed causing friction.

### [Henry Earlforward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/henry_earlforward)

_professional_

Henry and Mr. Bauersch have a tense professional relationship as fellow booksellers, with Henry's greed causing friction.

### [Henry Earlforward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/henry_earlforward)

_professional_

Henry and Mr. Bauersch have a tense professional relationship as fellow booksellers, with Henry's greed causing friction.

### [Violet Earlforward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/characters/violet_earlforward)

_professional_

Mr. Bauersch is Violet's employer at the bookshop, maintaining a formal business relationship with occasional personal concern.

## In the story

### [After Breakfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/chapters/part-iii-ii-after-breakfast)

A big dealer from New York who is buying a large collection and is asked by Henry to pay in cash.

### [III: International](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riceyman_steps_se/chapters/part-iii-iii-international)

A New York book dealer who resembles Henry Earlforward; he is courteous but becomes impatient with Violet's uncooperative attitude and struggles with local logistics.

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