# Reade — The Pothunters character guide

> Reade in The Pothunters by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-the-pothunters

## Snapshot

A St. Austin's schoolboy whose ringside knowledge of weights, form, and schoolboy pluck makes him the sort of friend Tony Graham can trade chances with.

## Who they are

Reade belongs to the Aldershot crowd of public-school boxers, the sort who reads The Sportsman for weights and sizes before ever lacing a glove. He swaps easy talk with Tony Graham about ankles, training, and the draw, treating the tournament as both lark and serious test. His presence grounds the early chapters in the ordinary texture of school sport, where friendship and rivalry sit comfortably side by side.

## Relationships

### [Barrett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/barrett)

_friendship_

Close companions, likely fellow students who spend much time together.

### [Barrett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/barrett)

_friendship_

Close companions, likely fellow students who spend much time together.

### [Barrett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/barrett)

_friendship_

Close companions, likely fellow students who spend much time together.

## In the story

### [VII: Barrett Explores](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/vii-barrett-explores)

Barrett's study-mate; pretends to be absorbed in a book while annoyed by Barrett's whistling.

### [Enter the Sleuthhound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/ix-enter-the-sleuthhound)

Barrett confides in him about the cups and the Plunkett incident.

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