# George Barnert Callender — Short Fiction character guide

> George Barnert Callender in Short Fiction by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** George, Georgie, Mr. Lloyd George, young George, George Philibert

**First appearance:** 0000-when-papa-swore-in-hindustani

## Snapshot

A struggling young writer scraping by on half a dollar a year, torn between the grey-eyed girl in his photograph and the mascot who adores him.

## Who they are

George Barnert Callender, called Georgie by friends, lives in Alcala on hope and small change, pinning his future on a play he believes will make him. He calls Peggy his Billiken and his luck, yet keeps Alice Halliday's photograph on the mantelpiece, a silence between them neither will break. His helpless devotion to an absent girl and his blindness to the one in front of him drive the ache at the heart of his story.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/mr_mifflin)

_professional_

George Barnert Callender and Mr. Mifflin interact frequently in a work or business context.

### [Peggy Norton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/peggy_norton)

_social_

George Barnert Callender and Peggy Norton are social acquaintances, possibly with romantic undertones.

### [Peggy Norton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/peggy_norton)

_social_

George Barnert Callender and Peggy Norton are social acquaintances, possibly with romantic undertones.

### [Mr. Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/mr_mifflin)

_professional_

George Barnert Callender and Mr. Mifflin interact frequently in a work or business context.

### [Mr. Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/mr_mifflin)

_professional_

George Barnert Callender and Mr. Mifflin interact frequently in a work or business context.

## In the story

### [In Alcala](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/in-alcala)

Arrives at Marvis Bay, bringing new dynamics to the social scene.

### [Deep Waters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/deep-waters)

The protagonist, a playwright who pretends to be unable to swim after falling into the water while staring at a girl.

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