The Club of Queer Trades · Character

P. G. Northover

A courteous, well-dressed man whose trade involves the manufacture and maintenance of other people's reputations.

supporting

Also known as Northover, Mr. P. G. Northover, Mr. Northover

First appearance: ii the painful fall of a great reputation

As a supporting figure in The Club of Queer Trades, P. G. Northover is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The head of the Adventure and Romance Agency and a member of the Club of Queer Trades; he explains the agency's purpose and apologizes for the mistake that targeted Major Brown.

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Northover presents himself with the calm of someone who has nothing to hide, yet his business touches on the most delicate thing a man owns: his good name. He moves through the story as both suspect and benefactor, and the Grants cannot decide which. His trade is one of the strangest in the Club, and understanding it means understanding what people will pay to be thought well of.

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Character Web

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Relationship types

Professional
Other

Character groups

House Agent's Peculiarity
Great Reputation Case
Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point

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Major Brown
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Basil Grant
professional · positive
Major Brown
professional · positive
Major Brown
professional · positive
Basil Grant
professional · positive
Basil Grant
professional · positive

Major Brown
Major Brown and P. G. Northover are colleagues within the Club of Queer Trades, each running their own peculiar business.
Basil Grant
P. G. Northover is a fellow member of the Club of Queer Trades, known for his unusual profession as an 'adventure agent'.
Major Brown
Major Brown and P. G. Northover are colleagues within the Club of Queer Trades, each running their own peculiar business.
Major Brown
Major Brown and P. G. Northover are colleagues within the Club of Queer Trades, each running their own peculiar business.
Basil Grant
P. G. Northover is a fellow member of the Club of Queer Trades, known for his unusual profession as an 'adventure agent'.
Basil Grant
P. G. Northover is a fellow member of the Club of Queer Trades, known for his unusual profession as an 'adventure agent'.

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See P. G. Northover in ii the painful fall of a great reputation

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