Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Pyecraft
The fattest clubman in London, a wheezing, tea-cake-devouring bore who corners a reluctant fellow member with endless schemes to shed his bulk.
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Also known as The Truth About Pyecraft, Poor old Pyecraft, Pyecraft
First appearance: The Truth About Pyecraft
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The extremely obese clubman who takes a weight-loss remedy and becomes weightless, floating to the ceiling.
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Pyecraft haunts the smoking-room of his club, rolling from table to table, fixated on his own obesity and convinced that diet and drugs must hold the answer. He fastens onto the narrator with a clinging, suspicious…
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