# Uncle Frederick — Short Fiction character guide

> Uncle Frederick in Short Fiction by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** James 's Uncle Frederick, Frederick, Uncle Frederick, James, Consequently James

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

## Snapshot

A proselytizing relative who offers James a stark bargain: master small boys at Harrow House or be shipped off to West Australian sheep.

## Who they are

Uncle Frederick is the relative who arranges James's teaching post at Harrow House, framing it as the only alternative to emigration and sheep-farming in West Australia. He presses his case with something close to religious fervor, treating a colonial connection as a spiritual matter, and leaves James no second chance if he fails. His pressure sets the whole Dover chapter in motion, making James's small rebellion — a brotherly kiss to housemaid Violet — carry the weight of a threatened future.

## Relationships

### [Florence Craye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/florence_craye)

_family_

Florence Craye and Uncle Frederick are relatives, with a relationship marked by familial obligation and conflict.

### [Florence Craye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/florence_craye)

_family_

Florence Craye and Uncle Frederick are relatives, with a relationship marked by familial obligation and conflict.

### [Florence Craye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/characters/florence_craye)

_family_

Florence Craye and Uncle Frederick are relatives, with a relationship marked by familial obligation and conflict.

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