The Rainbow · Character

Frank Brangwen

A Brangwen relative, a butcher with a grievance against the world.

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Also known as Frank, the butcher Frank

Frank Brangwen's tie to Ursula Brangwen is one of the pressures that moves The Rainbow—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Tom's brother, the butcher, joins in the revelry and banter.

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With Ursula Brangwen (family): Frank is Ursula's uncle, part of the extended Brangwen family circle. With Ursula Brangwen (family): Frank…

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Ursula Brangwen
family · positive
Frank is Ursula's uncle, part of the extended Brangwen family circle. How this plays out →
Ursula Brangwen
family · positive
Frank is Ursula's uncle, part of the extended Brangwen family circle. How this plays out →

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