# Mr. Robert Frisbie — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Robert Frisbie in Short Fiction by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** young Mr. Robert Frisbie, Mr. Robert, Mr. Frisbie

**First appearance:** 0172-mr-frisbie

## Who they are

Character in stories, often a young man.

## In the story

### [Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/mr-and-mrs-fix-it)

Mentioned as a friend of the narrator's who is part of the 'rummy' bunch.

### [Zone of Quiet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/zone-of-quiet)

The patient in bed, married, reading Vanity Fair, and mostly silent.

### [A Day with Conrad Green](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/a-day-with-conrad-green)

A young man who approaches Green at the restaurant, seeking a loan to support his wife, who is expecting a baby.

### [Mr. Frisbie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/mr-frisbie)

Mentioned as part of the Frisbie family, though not central to this chapter.

### [Ex Parte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/ex-parte)

Mentioned as the narrator's friend who is the executor of his will.

### [Contract](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/contract)

The associate editor who reluctantly agrees to attend the bridge party. He tolerates the constant criticism of his play with polite smiles, though he is inwardly seething.

## Links

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