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The Book of Wonder · Character

Mr. Sladden

A dreamy clerk at Mergin and Chater who spies a golden-dragon city through his wonderful window and quietly pledges his heart to an unknown king.

supporting

First appearance: the book of wonder

As a supporting figure in The Book of Wonder, Mr. Sladden is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The protagonist who buys the magical window and becomes enamored with the Golden Dragon City.
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Mr. Sladden works his neat frock-coat among the counters of a London emporium, but each dawn he gazes through a window that opens onto an inaccessible city of archers and gilded balconies. He loves its little golden…

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Character Web

3 connections

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Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Strange Events
  • Quest for Tears

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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Relationships

  • Mergin

    professional · ambivalent

  • Chater

    professional · ambivalent

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In the story

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