# Oliver Bailey — The Little White Bird character guide

> Oliver Bailey in The Little White Bird by J. M. Barrie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bailey

**First appearance:** 0011-xii-the-pleasantest-club-in-london

## Who they are

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

## Relationships

### [David](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/characters/david)

_friendship_

David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual support.

### [David](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/characters/david)

_friendship_

David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual support.

### [David](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/characters/david)

_friendship_

David and Oliver Bailey are companions, often engaging in shared activities and mutual support.

## In the story

### [XVII: The Little House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xvii-the-little-house)

Mentioned as having seen the light of the Little House the night he stayed late at the Temple.

### [XXIII: Pilkington’s](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxiii-pilkington-s)

Oliver is a dashing seven-year-old who is about to go to Pilkington's; he initially draws David away from the narrator but later becomes a devoted participant in the narrator's wrecked island story.

### [XXIV: Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxiv-barbara)

Bailey is mentioned as having disappeared from the Gardens and the story, replaced by Barbara.

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