The Last Chronicle of Barset · Character
Mr. Soames
The diocesan surveyor whose missing twenty-pound cheque becomes the spark that sets the whole Crawley scandal alight.
supporting
Also known as Soames
First appearance: i how did he get it
As a supporting figure in The Last Chronicle of Barset, Mr. Soames is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The accuser who dropped the pocketbook; Mrs.
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Soames is a working man of the diocese, respected in his small sphere, whose cheque for twenty pounds goes astray and is traced to Mr. Crawley. He is not a villain, but the loss he reports becomes the instrument of a…
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- Other
Character groups
- Hogglestock locals
- Central plot characters
- Crawley family associates
- Extended cast and minor characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this chapter, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when John Eames, after years of unrequited love f…
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- The Clergyman's House at Hogglestock
- Mr. Crawley Is Taken to Silverbridge
- Mr. Toogood at The Dragon of Wantly
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