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Dear Archie

A character addressed in a letter or conversation.

minor

First appearance: now talking about cricket

Dear Archie shows up with force in L'Affaire Uncle John. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Richard's brother at King's College, Cambridge, who receives the initial letters and later hosts Uncle John, finding him insufferable.
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In L'Affaire Uncle John: Richard's brother at King's College, Cambridge, who receives the initial letters and later hosts Uncle John, finding him insufferable. Later, in I: Richard's brother, the recipient of the…

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RVRichard VenablesCHCharterisUJUncle JohnMJMr. John Dalgl…MRMr. Reginald S…DADear Archie

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Correspondents and Relative
  • Schoolboys and Masters
  • Protagonist
  • Masters and Relatives

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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