The Secret of the Old Clock · Character
Isabel Topham
Daughter of the Topham family, involved in the conflict over the will.
minor
Also known as Isabel
First appearance: Visiting the Tophams
Isabel Topham's tie to Nancy Drew is one of the pressures that moves The Secret of the Old Clock—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Isabel Topham is the other Topham daughter, also snobbish and set to inherit.
Isabel Topham first appears in 0010 xi visiting the tophams.
With Nancy Drew (rivalry): Isabel is a snobbish and antagonistic member of the Topham family who opposes Nancy at every turn. With Nancy Drew (rivalry): Isabel is a snobbish and antagonistic member of the Topham family who opposes Nancy at every turn. With Nancy Drew (rivalry): Isabel is a snobbish and antagonistic member of the Topham family who opposes Nancy at every turn.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Primary will mystery characters
- Supporting and secondary characters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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rivalry · negative
Isabel is a snobbish and antagonistic member of the Topham family who opposes Nancy at… How this plays out →
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rivalry · negative
Isabel is a snobbish and antagonistic member of the Topham family who opposes Nancy at… How this plays out →
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See Isabel Topham in Visiting the TophamsIn the story
Isabel Topham appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Lost Will
- II: A Chance Meeting
- VI: An Unpleasant Encounter
- VII: Nancy Turns Sleuth
- Visiting the Tophams
- XX: What Nancy Found
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