# Mr. Neech — Sinister Street character guide

> Mr. Neech in Sinister Street by Compton Mackenzie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Neech

**First appearance:** 0004-i-the-new-world

## Who they are

A local tradesman or character in Michael's childhood neighborhood.

## In the story

### [I: The Jacobean](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/chapters/i-the-jacobean)

Mr. Neech is a schoolmaster who impresses Michael with his love of the past and his criticism of modernity.

### [Incense](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/chapters/v-incense)

Identified by Michael with old prints and the statue of the trousered boy at Christchurch Priory, symbolizing a link between past and present.

### [Music](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/chapters/xx-music)

Recalled by Michael during the concert; remembered as the only master who taught him anything, associated with bassoons and The Ancient Mariner.

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