The Education of Henry Adams · Character
James Milnes Gaskell
English country gentleman and friend of Henry Adams.
minor
Also known as young Milnes Gaskell, Milnes Gaskell, Mr. Milnes Gaskell, Mr. James Milnes Gaskell
First appearance: xii eccentricity 1863
James Milnes Gaskell shows up with force in Twenty Years After (1892). The page is where that presence becomes real.
Adams visits him at Thornes in Yorkshire before crossing the Atlantic.
James Milnes Gaskell first appears in 0014 xii eccentricity 1863.
In Twenty Years After (1892): Adams visits him at Thornes in Yorkshire before crossing the Atlantic.
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- Breaking point
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