The Old Wives’ Tale · Character
Dick Povey
Samuel Povey's cousin, a restless, warm-hearted young man whose energy and bad luck make him both the family's liveliest hope and its sharpest grief.
supporting
Also known as Dick, young Dick Povey, Mr. Dick Povey
First appearance: i revolution
As a supporting figure in The Old Wives’ Tale, Dick Povey is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Daniel Povey's 11-year-old son, who rides a boneshaker through St.
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Dick arrives in the Baines orbit with more dash and appetite than the shop's sober world quite knows what to do with. He is affectionate, impulsive, and prone to schemes that outrun his means, a contrast to his cautious…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Bursley shop and family
- Bursley family and servants
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Lily Holl
romantic · positive
Young lovers who marry, but Dick dies young, leaving Lily a widow. How this plays out →
- Constance Baines
family · positive
- Lily Holl
romantic · positive
Young lovers who marry, but Dick dies young, leaving Lily a widow. How this plays out →
- Lily Holl
romantic · positive
Young lovers who marry, but Dick dies young, leaving Lily a widow. How this plays out →
- Constance Baines
family · positive
- Constance Baines
family · positive
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