Short Fiction · Character
Holroyd
A Camberwell engineer who kicks his 'Pooh-bah' helper and lectures him on superstition, never guessing what the great dynamo is becoming in the man's mind.
supporting
Also known as III, And Holroyd, III Holroyd, So Holroyd
First appearance: a dream of armageddon
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Holroyd is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The chief attendant of the dynamos, a heavy, red-haired brute who bullies Azuma-zi and is ultimately killed by the dynamo.
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Holroyd runs the dynamo shed at Camberwell, a bullying, whisky-softened rationalist who likes a helper he can kick and who will not pry into the machinery. He takes on Azuma-zi as a cheap, silent pair of hands and…
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See Holroyd in a dream of armageddon