The Age of Innocence · Character
Duke of St. Austrey
An English duke visiting New York society.
minor
Also known as The Duke, Duke
First appearance: i
Duke of St. Austrey's tie to Ellen Olenska is one of the pressures that moves The Age of Innocence—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The van der Luydens' cousin, a dull and shabbily dressed nobleman who converses with Ellen at the dinner.
Duke of St. Austrey first appears in 0001 i.
With Ellen Olenska (social): A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world Ellen left behind. With Ellen Olenska (social): A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world Ellen left behind. With Ellen Olenska (social): A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world Ellen left behind.
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- Social
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- Minor Figures and Background
- Old New York Society
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- Ellen Olenska
social · ambivalent
A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world… How this plays out →
- Ellen Olenska
social · ambivalent
A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world… How this plays out →
- Ellen Olenska
social · ambivalent
A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world… How this plays out →
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