Short Fiction · Character
Tom Lawson
A young man, possibly a criminal or adventurer.
minor
Also known as Lawson, Tommy
First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse
Tom Lawson shows up with force in The Hypotheses of Failure. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The nervous, irritable client who is actually the husband, Thomas R.
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In The Hypotheses of Failure: The nervous, irritable client who is actually the husband, Thomas R. Billings, seeking to prevent the divorce. Later, in Calloway's Code: Not directly present; the story focuses on the…
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- Diverse ensemble of recurring types
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Hypotheses of Failure
- 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
- Proof of the Pudding
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