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The Second Mrs. Tanqueray · Character

Aubrey Tanqueray

Forty-two, handsome, and quietly romantic, Aubrey Tanqueray stuns his oldest friends at dinner by announcing he will marry tomorrow and quit his Albany chambers for a country house.

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Also known as Aubrey, Aubrey Men, Aubrey The beast, Aubrey Smiling, Aubrey Lose Ellean, Aubrey Well, Aubrey Eyeing Drummle, Aubrey To Drummle, Aubrey Gripping Drummle, Aubrey Mrs. Jarman, Aubrey Heaven, Aubrey Alice, Aubrey Frowning, Aubrey Hush, Aubrey Paula, Aubrey Captain Ardale, Aubrey Cayley, Mr. Tanqueray, Mrs. Aubrey Tanqueray, dear Mrs. Aubrey

First appearance: the second mrs tanqueray

As a major figure in The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Aubrey Tanqueray is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Character Web

13 connections

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PTPaula TanqueraySGSir George Orr…CACaptain ArdaleETEllean TanquerayCDCayley DrummleATAubrey Tanqueray

Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Friendship
  • Social
  • Family

Character groups

  • Protagonist
  • Social and Romantic Entanglements
  • Peripheral Society and Household

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point

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