The Blithedale Romance · Character
Fauntleroy
A ruined gentleman who once moved in magnificence, now gray, misty, and morbidly sun-shunning, telling his pale daughter Priscilla fairy tales of the wealth and sister she has never seen.
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First appearance: Fauntleroy
As a supporting figure in The Blithedale Romance, Fauntleroy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The former identity of Old Moodie, a wealthy man whose superficial life ended in crime and ruin.
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Fauntleroy is the vanished grandee behind Old Moodie, a man whose every touch seems to dissolve — fortune, wives, and standing alike. Married twice into decline, he raises Priscilla in grimy poverty while feeding her…
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- Family
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- Hidden Past Figures
- Protagonist
- Blithedale Experiment Participants
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
Coverdale’s confession that he has “nothing, nothing, nothing” to tell marks the emotional and psychological p…
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- Zenobia
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Fauntleroy is the earlier identity of Old Moodie, Zenobia's father, whose past disgrace… How this plays out →
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