Short Fiction · Character
Drew
A shy young man at a farm guesthouse who woos a dancer by reciting Encyclopaedia facts about ballet, astonished to find his learning taken for charm.
supporting
Also known as The Rev. Henry Drew, the Rev. Henry, The Rev. Henry, Harry, Henry, Andy, young Andy
First appearance: when papa swore in hindustani
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Drew is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Cricketing curate and captain of the village side; reluctantly allows Tom and Dick to bat first and later reveals Dolly's engagement.
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Henry is a bashful boarder at Ye Bonnie Briar-Bush Farm whose only social equipment is a head stuffed with encyclopaedic trivia, deployed nervously on a tired dancer he meets by the lake. His awkward courtship — ballet…
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- Central cast of characters
- Friends and central young men
- Comedy and authority figures
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- Setup
- 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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romantic · ambivalent
Crowned Heads Katie and Drew are romantically linked, with a passionate or complicated… How this plays out →
- Crowned Heads Katie
romantic · ambivalent
Crowned Heads Katie and Drew are romantically linked, with a passionate or complicated… How this plays out →
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