Short Fiction · Character
Jefferson Ingram
An American traveler whose courtship unsettles the social calculations of everyone around him, forcing a quiet telegraph girl to weigh propriety against possibility.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Jefferson Ingram, Mr. Ingram, Ingram, Jefferson
First appearance: An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids
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An American who proposes to Fanny Damer atop the Pyramid; he later tries to placate Mr.
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Character groups
- American Suitor & Father
- Humorous Mistaken Identity
- Rural Romance & Family
- Dramatic Island Stories
- Protagonist
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