# C. H. Crookes — The Pit character guide

> C. H. Crookes in The Pit by Frank Norris.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Crookes, Ah Crookes, Calvin Hardy Crookes

**First appearance:** 0005-ii

## Who they are

A wheat trader and associate of Jadwin in the Pit.

## Relationships

### [Cressler Jadwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/cressler_jadwin)

_professional_

C. H. Crookes is a business associate of Cressler Jadwin, involved in the wheat trading and financial speculations of the novel.

### [Cressler Jadwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/cressler_jadwin)

_professional_

C. H. Crookes is a business associate of Cressler Jadwin, involved in the wheat trading and financial speculations of the novel.

### [Cressler Jadwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/characters/cressler_jadwin)

_professional_

C. H. Crookes is a business associate of Cressler Jadwin, involved in the wheat trading and financial speculations of the novel.

## In the story

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/viii)

A dandyish Bear trader who derides the 'Unknown Bull' as a fool and discusses the market with Cressler.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/ix)

Crookes plots against Jadwin after being bested, muttering that Jadwin's own wheat will destroy him, and decides not to directly attack but to let the corner collapse on its own.

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