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Shelley

The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, briefly alluded to.

minor

First appearance: x sporting reflections

Shelley shows up with force in XV: The Thrush’s Nest. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A poet who sends a paper boat made from a banknote sailing on the Serpentine, which reaches the island.
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Shelley first appears in 0009 x sporting reflections.

In XV: The Thrush’s Nest: A poet who sends a paper boat made from a banknote sailing on the Serpentine, which reaches the island.

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Social and Domestic Circle
  • Human and Animal Companions
  • Magical and Mythical Figures

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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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See Shelley in x sporting reflections
See Shelley in XV: The Thrush’s Nest