The Old Wives’ Tale · Character
M. Niepce
An elderly Frenchman at the Pension Frensham.
minor
Also known as Niepce, old Niepce
First appearance: i frensham s
M. Niepce shows up with force in VI: The Siege. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The wealthy grocer becomes the first respectable tenant, renting the middle bedroom after his wife and children are sent away.
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- Sophia's Paris circle
- Bursley shop and family
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In this excerpt, Sophia reaches an emotional and psychological low point of apathy and entrapment, loathing he…
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