The Gold Bat · Character
Sir Eustace Briggs
The red-faced Mayor of Wrykyn, a keen politician and hater of the Irish, whose letter against Ireland earns him O'Hara's secret wrath.
supporting
Also known as Sir Eustace, Briggs
First appearance: III: The Mayor’s Statue
As a supporting figure in The Gold Bat, Sir Eustace Briggs is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mayor of Wrykyn, whose statue is tarred by O'Hara and Moriarty in retaliation for his anti-Irish letter.
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Sir Eustace Briggs is the dapper, excitable Mayor of Wrykyn, glimpsed dashing past in a carriage with the bored headmaster. His inflammatory letter about the Irish so inflames O'Hara and Moriarty that they plot…
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- External and authority figures
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- Main student group
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See Sir Eustace Briggs in III: The Mayor’s Statue