The Circular Staircase · Character
Lucien Wallace
A young boy who appears briefly.
minor
Also known as Lucien, Wallace, little Lucien
First appearance: xxviii a tramp and the toothache
Lucien Wallace shows up with force in Fourteen Elm Street. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A young boy boarded with Mrs.
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In Fourteen Elm Street: A young boy boarded with Mrs. Tate, whose mother has not paid his board; he is identified as Lucien Wallace and speaks a word of German. Later, in XXXII: Anne Watson’s Story: Mrs. Watson's…
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