Short Fiction · Character
Curly
A character with a nickname, appearing in at least one story.
minor
First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse
Curly shows up with force in One Thousand Dollars. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A tramp with a curly brown beard and light-blue eyes, taken in by Ranse Truesdell for reclamation.
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In The Higher Abdication: A tramp with a curly brown beard and light-blue eyes, taken in by Ranse Truesdell for reclamation. Later, in…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Nicknamed or prominent men
- Con artists and schemers
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Curly appears across 10 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- One Thousand Dollars
- The Rathskeller and the Rose
- The Making of a New Yorker
- An Adjustment of Nature
- The Handbook of Hymen
- The Higher Abdication
- Calloway's Code
- Proof of the Pudding
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