The King in Yellow · Character
Mr. Castaigne
The narrator's father in The Repairer of Reputations.
minor
Also known as Castaigne, young Castaigne
First appearance: the repairer of reputations
Mr. Castaigne shows up with force in The King in Yellow. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator who reads The King in Yellow and becomes obsessed with its contents.
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