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Mr. John Eldred

A courteous, methodical man who chases a library book and finds his inquiries shadowed by another reader's collapse and a black-cloaked stranger.

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Also known as John, John Eldred, a Mr. John Eldred, Eldred, a Mr. Eldred

First appearance: the ash tree

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An elderly man with Piccadilly weepers who seeks the Tractate Middoth at the library.
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In The Tractate Middoth: An elderly man with Piccadilly weepers who seeks the Tractate Middoth at the library. Later, in The Tractate Middoth: The nephew who inherited the estate after his uncle's death, now hunting…

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Character Web

27 connections

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MGMr. GarrettSRSir RichardMMMrs. MapleMKMr. KarswellSMSquire MartinMJMr. John Eldred

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supernatural Investigators & Victims
  • Occult Battles & Library Hauntings
  • Antiquaries & Treasure Seekers
  • Protagonist
  • Cursed Estates & Hauntings

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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