# Dick Prescott — Sinister Street character guide

> Dick Prescott in Sinister Street by Compton Mackenzie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Prescott, poor Dick Prescott

**First appearance:** 0014-i-the-jacobean

## Who they are

A friend from Michael's school days, later a tragic figure.

## Relationships

### [Michael Fane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/characters/michael_fane)

_friendship_

Dick is a hearty, athletic friend from Michael's school days, representing conventional masculinity and loyalty.

### [Michael Fane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/characters/michael_fane)

_friendship_

Dick is a hearty, athletic friend from Michael's school days, representing conventional masculinity and loyalty.

### [Michael Fane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/characters/michael_fane)

_friendship_

Dick is a hearty, athletic friend from Michael's school days, representing conventional masculinity and loyalty.

## In the story

### [XI: Sympathy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/chapters/xi-sympathy)

His suicide is a central event; Michael attends the inquest and grapples with the meaning of his death.

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