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The Innocence of Father Brown · Character

Laura Hope

A young woman involved in a romantic mystery.

minor

Also known as Laura

First appearance: The Invisible Man

Laura Hope shows up with force in The Invisible Man. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Laura Hope, the dark-eyed confectioner's assistant, agrees to marry Angus if he helps Smythe.
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In The Invisible Man: Laura Hope, the dark-eyed confectioner's assistant, agrees to marry Angus if he helps Smythe.

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MAMr. AngusFBFather BrownCOCommandant O'B…JWJames WelkinISIsidore SmytheLHLaura Hope

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Romantic mystery suspects
  • Protagonist
  • Military and aristocratic scandal

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this passage, the dramatic climax occurs because Father Brown first sees the golden Eye of Apollo, the symb…

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