Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Toole
A man who tells a story about a ghostly encounter.
minor
Also known as Toole
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Mr. Toole shows up with force in Hyacinth O’Toole. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Narrator and protagonist of the chapter; endures public mockery at the theatre and later suffers a comical accident with a toasting-fork.
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- Diverse ghostly witnesses
- Ghost story narrators
- Carmilla story figures
- Fairy and ghost storytellers
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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