The Lost Girl · Character
Albert Witham
A suitor of Alvina, part of the Witham family.
minor
Also known as Albert
First appearance: i the decline of manchester house
Albert Witham's tie to Alvina Houghton is one of the pressures that moves The Lost Girl—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Albert is a thirty-two-year-old Oxford student and schoolteacher, described as a flat, fish-like oddity.
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With Alvina Houghton (family): Albert Witham is Alvina's cousin, sharing a familial bond with occasional romantic undertones. With Alvina Houghton (family): Albert Witham is Alvina's cousin, sharing a familial bond with…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Witham family suitors
- Minor family and community figures
- Protagonist
- Alvina's romantic connections
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Alvina’s engagement to Dr. Mitchell marks the dramatic climax because it triggers a psychological reversal: sh…
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- Alvina Houghton
family · ambivalent
Albert Witham is Alvina's cousin, sharing a familial bond with occasional romantic… How this plays out →
- Alvina Houghton
family · ambivalent
Albert Witham is Alvina's cousin, sharing a familial bond with occasional romantic… How this plays out →
- Alvina Houghton
family · ambivalent
Albert Witham is Alvina's cousin, sharing a familial bond with occasional romantic… How this plays out →
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