Short Fiction · Character
Sir Robert Ardagh
A morose Irish landowner who returns from foreign wars with a fortune, a winning streak at the races, and a strange companion no one else can place.
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Also known as Ardagh, Sir Robert
First appearance: The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh
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The last heir of the Ardagh family, returned from foreign service with a mysterious valet.
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Ardagh keeps to Castle Ardagh in proud solitude, breaking his seclusion only for the racing season, where he bets deeply and never loses. The one person he speaks to freely is a peculiar stranger seen nowhere else,…
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Ghost story narrators
- Protagonist
- Carmilla story figures
- Chadleigh family curse
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Mr. Jennings
professional · ambivalent
- Mr. Jennings
professional · ambivalent
- Mr. Jennings
professional · ambivalent
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