The Old Wives’ Tale · Character
Mr. Peel-Swynnerton
A young artist and friend of Cyril Povey.
minor
Also known as Peel, Matthew Peel-Swynnerton, Swynnerton, Matthew, Matt, Mr. Peel - Swynnerton
First appearance: VIII: The Proudest Mother
Mr. Peel-Swynnerton's tie to Cyril Povey is one of the pressures that moves The Old Wives’ Tale—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Cyril's aristocratic friend who knows London and helps arrange his lodgings.
Mr. Peel-Swynnerton first appears in 0019 viii the proudest mother.
With Cyril Povey (friendship): Friends and contemporaries, with Cyril as a young artist and Peel-Swynnerton as a supportive acquaintance. With Cyril Povey (friendship): Friends and contemporaries, with Cyril as a young artist and Peel-Swynnerton as a supportive acquaintance. With Cyril Povey (friendship): Friends and contemporaries, with Cyril as a young artist and Peel-Swynnerton as a supportive acquaintance.
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Next generation and friends
- Bursley family and servants
- Minor and background characters
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- Closing
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- Cyril Povey
friendship · positive
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- Cyril Povey
friendship · positive
Friends and contemporaries, with Cyril as a young artist and Peel-Swynnerton as a… How this plays out →
- Cyril Povey
friendship · positive
Friends and contemporaries, with Cyril as a young artist and Peel-Swynnerton as a… How this plays out →
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See Mr. Peel-Swynnerton in VIII: The Proudest MotherIn the story
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See Mr. Peel-Swynnerton in VIII: The Proudest Mother