Short Fiction · Character

Francis Kearny

A young or small character named Kearny.

minor

Also known as Kearny, little Francis Kearny, Francis

Francis Kearny shows up with force in One Thousand Dollars. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.

Francis Kearny first appears in 0000 lord oakhurst s curse.

In Calloway's Code: Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.

Later, in Phoebe: Bad-Luck Kearny, a small, tough man with red hair and bright blue eyes, who believes his misfortunes are caused by the star Phoebe.

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One Thousand Dollars
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The Rathskeller and the Rose
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The Making of a New Yorker
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An Adjustment of Nature
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The Handbook of Hymen
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Calloway's Code
Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.
Proof of the Pudding
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Phoebe
Bad-Luck Kearny, a small, tough man with red hair and bright blue eyes, who believes his misfortunes are caused by the star Phoebe.
No Story
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A Poor Rule
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