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The Little White Bird · Character

Oliver Bailey

A friend or acquaintance of the narrator who appears in club scenes.

minor

Also known as Bailey

First appearance: xii the pleasantest club in london

Oliver Bailey's tie to David is one of the pressures that moves The Little White Bird—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mentioned as having seen the light of the Little House the night he stayed late at the Temple.
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Oliver Bailey first appears in 0011 xii the pleasantest club in london.

With David (friendship): David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual support. With David (friendship): David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual support. With David (friendship): David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual support.

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Character Web

6 connections

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DADavidPIPilkingtonIRIreneACAngela ClareBABarbaraOBOliver Bailey

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Human and Animal Companions
  • Protagonist
  • Social and Domestic Circle

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

  • David

    friendship · positive

    David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual… How this plays out →

  • David

    friendship · positive

    David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual… How this plays out →

  • David

    friendship · positive

    David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual… How this plays out →

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See Oliver Bailey in xii the pleasantest club in london

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Oliver Bailey appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Oliver Bailey in xii the pleasantest club in london