# Herr Crippel — Short Fiction character guide

> Herr Crippel in Short Fiction by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Crippel

**First appearance:** 0066-why-frau-frohmann-raised-her-prices

## Who they are

A German character in the Frau Frohmann story.

## Relationships

### [Lotta Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/lotta_schmidt)

_psychological_

Herr Crippel harbors an obsessive, possessive fixation on Lotta Schmidt, creating an unsettling dynamic.

### [Lotta Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/lotta_schmidt)

_psychological_

Herr Crippel harbors an obsessive, possessive fixation on Lotta Schmidt, creating an unsettling dynamic.

### [Lotta Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/lotta_schmidt)

_psychological_

Herr Crippel harbors an obsessive, possessive fixation on Lotta Schmidt, creating an unsettling dynamic.

## In the story

### [Lotta Schmidt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/lotta-schmidt)

A musician and Lotta's older admirer; she invites him to Sperl's, but he does not appear.

### [Hoff the Butcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/vi-hoff-the-butcher)

Hoff the butcher, a wealthy and pragmatic man, advises Frau Frohmann to 'swim with the stream' and accept higher prices rather than fight economic realities.

### [It Doesn't Make Any Difference to Any of Them](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/viii-it-doesn-t-make-any-difference-to-any-of-them)

Mentioned as 'Herr Weiss' in the text; a magistrate who returns with his family, though he complains about the higher prices.

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