Short Fiction · Character
Alan Beverley
A jealous fiancé whose scowls at any man near his beloved drive her to write desperate letters, complicating every innocent encounter in Wodehouse's romantic tangles.
supporting
Also known as Beverley
First appearance: when papa swore in hindustani
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Alan Beverley is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Revealed to be Bill Bates, a Glasgow millionaire who posed as an artist to get close to Annette; he buys her waltz and Sellers' paintings secretly.
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Alan Beverley exists in the anxious space between devotion and suspicion, a young man whose love expresses itself as possessiveness. His jealousy transforms ordinary social moments into minefields, forcing his fiancée…
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator’s pervasive homesickness and alienation crystallize as she hears t…
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See Alan Beverley in when papa swore in hindustani