Short Fiction · Character
Whistling Dick
A character known for whistling, possibly a criminal or rogue.
minor
Also known as Curtain Whistling Dick, Dick, Mr. Whistling Dick, Mr. Rick
First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse
Whistling Dick shows up with force in Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The protagonist, a tramp with exceptional whistling skills, who refuses to participate in a burglary.
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In Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking: The protagonist, a tramp with exceptional whistling skills, who refuses to participate in a burglary. Later, in Calloway's Code: Not directly present; the story focuses on the…
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- Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking
- 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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