Short Fiction · Character
Philip Sletherby
A young man whose ambitions are tested by a social encounter.
minor
Also known as Sletherby
First appearance: the phantom luncheon
Philip Sletherby shows up with force in A Shot in the Dark. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The protagonist, a political aspirant traveling to Brill Manor to impress Mrs.
Philip Sletherby first appears in 0083 the phantom luncheon.
In A Shot in the Dark: The protagonist, a political aspirant traveling to Brill Manor to impress Mrs. Saltpen-Jago. He cleverly exposes a con artist on the train.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse social dramas and oddities
- Socially overwhelmed characters
- Blood feud participants
- Social schemes and entanglements
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Egbert…
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See Philip Sletherby in the phantom luncheon