The Secret of the Caves · Character

Todham Todd

A vanished professor whose lecture clippings litter a sea cave, leaving his devoted sister Evangeline to chase a man who may no longer remember his own name.

supporting

Also known as Professor Todham Todd, Todham, Professor Todd

First appearance: iv concerning todham todd

As a supporting figure in The Secret of the Caves, Todham Todd is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Miss Todd's missing twin brother, a professor who disappeared after a train wreck and has been acting strangely.

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Todham Todd exists in the story first as an absence — a missing lecturer whose fate pulls his frantic sister Evangeline into Fenton Hardy's orbit. The theory that he lost his memory and hoarded newspaper clippings to reconstruct his own identity turns a routine disappearance into something stranger. His uncertain identity hangs over the early investigation, forcing the Hardys to weigh evidence against hope before they can even confirm whether the man in the hospital is him.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Escalation
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Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Joe Hardy
social · ambivalent
Todham Todd is a relative of Miss Evangeline Todd and interacts with Joe during the… How this plays out →
Frank Hardy
social · ambivalent
Joe Hardy
social · ambivalent
Todham Todd is a relative of Miss Evangeline Todd and interacts with Joe during the… How this plays out →
Frank Hardy
social · ambivalent

Joe Hardy
Todham Todd is a relative of Miss Evangeline Todd and interacts with Joe during the investigation.
Frank Hardy
Frank Hardy interacts with Todham Todd as part of the investigation into the caves.
Joe Hardy
Todham Todd is a relative of Miss Evangeline Todd and interacts with Joe during the investigation.
Frank Hardy
Frank Hardy interacts with Todham Todd as part of the investigation into the caves.

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