Short Fiction · Character
Grandemont Charles
A character with a French-sounding name.
minor
Also known as Grandemont, Charles, a Charles
First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse
Grandemont Charles shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Charlie is the man whose cigarette smoke causes the strange lady to faint.
Grandemont Charles first appears in 0000 lord oakhurst s curse.
In Chapter III: Charlie is the man whose cigarette smoke causes the strange lady to faint.
Later, in The Renaissance at Charleroi: The protagonist, a Creole clerk who orchestrates a lavish dinner at his ancestral home to revive family prestige.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse ensemble of recurring types
- Military and social types
- Con artists and schemers
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Grandemont Charles appears across 11 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Chapter III
- The Renaissance at Charleroi
- One Thousand Dollars
- The Rathskeller and the Rose
- The Making of a New Yorker
- An Adjustment of Nature
- The Handbook of Hymen
- Calloway's Code
- +3 more
Chapter companion notes
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See Grandemont Charles in lord oakhurst s curse