Short Fiction · Character

Miss Alice

A blue-eyed, orphaned cutter's daughter who steps off a downtown car into Manhattan with a dollar and a letter as her only fortune.

supporting

Also known as Alice, little Alice, Miss Elise, Elsie, Miss Leeson, Miss Elsie Leeson

First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Miss Alice is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Miss Martha Meacham, the protagonist who runs the bakery and tries to help the man she believes is an artist.

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Elsie Leeson leaves rural New York after her father's death and an eviction, armed with a cheap but well-cut tan coat, $1, and Mr. Otter's outdated letter. Her innocence is both her charm and her vulnerability as the city's roar and snares close around her. She matters because her search for the firm's new address sets her on a collision course with a kind stranger from Idaho and the pitfalls the civic guardians patrol.

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Relationship types

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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In the story

Miss Alice appears across 10 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Witches’ Loaves
Miss Martha Meacham, the protagonist who runs the bakery and tries to help the man she believes is an artist.
One Thousand Dollars
Not present in this chapter.
The Rathskeller and the Rose
Not present in this chapter.
The Making of a New Yorker
Not present in this chapter.
An Adjustment of Nature
Not present in this chapter.
The Handbook of Hymen
Not present in this chapter.
Calloway's Code
Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.
Proof of the Pudding
Not present in this chapter.
No Story
Not present in this chapter.
A Poor Rule
Not present in this chapter.

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See Miss Alice in lord oakhurst s curse

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