Short Fiction · Character
Joe Larrabee
A character, possibly a musician or artist.
minor
Also known as Joe
First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse
Joe Larrabee shows up with force in One Thousand Dollars. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A painter from the Midwest who secretly works as a laundry fireman to fund his wife's music lessons, pretending to sell sketches to a man from Peoria.
Joe Larrabee first appears in 0000 lord oakhurst s curse.
In A Service of Love: A painter from the Midwest who secretly works as a laundry fireman to fund his wife's music lessons, pretending to sell sketches to a man from Peoria.
Later, in Psyche and the Pskyscraper: Owner of a minuscule store stuck to a skyscraper; patiently loves Daisy and proposes to her despite her teasing.
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- Con artists and schemers
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Joe Larrabee appears across 11 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
- A Service of Love
- Psyche and the Pskyscraper
- An Adjustment of Nature
- The Handbook of Hymen
- Calloway's Code
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See Joe Larrabee in lord oakhurst s curse