# Freddie Threepwood — Something New character guide

> Freddie Threepwood in Something New by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Frederick Threepwood, Freddie, Frederick, the Honorable Frederick Threepwood, the Honorable Freddie, young Freddie

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

Lord Emsworth's hapless younger son, freshly engaged and freshly desperate, whose schemes to raise cash threaten to dismantle the family's peace.

## Who they are

The Honorable Freddie Threepwood has spent his life exploding bombs under his father's nose — expelled from Eton, sent down from Oxford, and now engaged to the millionaire's daughter Aline Peters. His racing debts and shady turf acquaintances have forced Lord Emsworth to cut off his allowance and keep him at home, a sentence Freddie finds intolerable. His fumbling attempts to solve his financial problems set in motion complications that entangle every guest at Blandings Castle.

## Relationships

### [Ashe Marson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/ashe_marson)

_friendship_

They become friendly allies, with Freddie often assisting Ashe in his schemes.

### [Aline Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/aline_peters)

_family_

They are siblings, with Freddie as her brother and fellow conspirator in her romance.

### [George Emerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/george_emerson)

_friendship_

Freddie supports George as his sister's fiancé and helps him win over their father.

### [R. Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/r_jones)

_friendship_

They are co-conspirators, with Jones helping Freddie in various schemes.

### [Rupert Baxter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/rupert_baxter)

_rivalry_

They dislike each other, with Freddie often clashing with Baxter's strictness.

### [Lord Emsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/lord_emsworth)

_family_

Freddie is Lord Emsworth's son, a father-son relationship marked by mild conflict.

### [Ashe Marson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/ashe_marson)

_friendship_

They become friendly allies, with Freddie often assisting Ashe in his schemes.

### [Ashe Marson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/ashe_marson)

_friendship_

They become friendly allies, with Freddie often assisting Ashe in his schemes.

### [George Emerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/george_emerson)

_friendship_

Freddie supports George as his sister's fiancé and helps him win over their father.

### [R. Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/r_jones)

_friendship_

They are co-conspirators, with Jones helping Freddie in various schemes.

### [Lord Emsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/lord_emsworth)

_family_

Freddie is Lord Emsworth's son, a father-son relationship marked by mild conflict.

### [Aline Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/aline_peters)

_family_

They are siblings, with Freddie as her brother and fellow conspirator in her romance.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/ii)

Confides in R. Jones about his fear of a breach-of-promise suit from Joan Valentine, who holds his incriminating letters and poetry.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/iii)

Freddie is mentioned as Aline's fiancé and as the subject of Lord Emsworth's conversation with Adams.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned in the servants' hall as having written passionate letters and poems to Joan Valentine, with concerns about a potential breach of promise suit.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/vii)

Hides in a bedroom after nearly being discovered by Baxter; complains about Baxter's constant presence.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/viii)

Freddie accompanies George to Market Blandings in the runabout, though he seems unenthusiastic and eager to part ways.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/ix)

Freddie falls downstairs after encountering Lady Ann's cat, Muriel, causing a commotion.

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/xi)

Confined to bed; confronted by Ashe about the scarab theft and the blackmail scheme involving Jones.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/xii)

Recovering from a shock, overjoyed at his father's decision to renew his allowance and allow him to return to London, promises to try not to make a fool of himself.

## Links

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