# Rev. Robert Strickland — The Moon and Sixpence character guide

> Rev. Robert Strickland in The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Rev. Robert Strickland, Robert, Robert Strickland

**First appearance:** 0057-lviii

## Who they are

Charles Strickland's son, who becomes a clergyman.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/i)

Strickland's son who wrote a sanitized biography to correct misconceptions, but whose efforts backfired and diminished his father's art sales.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/v)

The son of Mrs. Strickland, a sixteen-year-old boy at Rugby, described as clean, healthy, and normal with a charming character.

### [LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/lviii)

Mrs. Strickland's son, now a clergyman and soldier recommended for the Military Cross; he quotes scripture about divine justice after hearing of his father's death.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/endnotes)

Author of 'Strickland: The Man and His Work' (1913), a biography of his father.

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