The Purple Land · Character
John Carrickfergus
Irishman encountered by Richard.
minor
Also known as John
First appearance: appendix
John Carrickfergus shows up with force in Liberty and Dirt. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The host, a fellow Englishman who has lived in the Banda Orientál for eighteen years, welcomes the narrator and shares his history.
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See John Carrickfergus in appendix