Short Fiction · Character
Van Sweller
A character with a pretentious or upper-class name.
minor
Also known as Sweller, Hudson Van Sweller
First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse
Van Sweller shows up with force in A Dinner at ⸻. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The fictional hero who insists on dining at a named restaurant; he argues with the author about his behavior and setting.
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In A Dinner at ⸻: The fictional hero who insists on dining at a named restaurant; he argues with the author about his behavior and setting. Later, in Calloway's Code: Not directly present; the story focuses on the…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse ensemble of recurring types
- Con artists and schemers
- Married and older characters
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Van Sweller appears across 10 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- A Dinner at ⸻
- 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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