# Hamilton Beamish — The Small Bachelor character guide > Hamilton Beamish in The Small Bachelor by P. G. Wodehouse. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Beamish, Hamilton, J. Hamilton Beamish **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Snapshot A self-styled intellectual who lectures on love as a reasoned emotion, then tumbles headlong for a stranger whose name he never learned. ## Who they are Hamilton Beamish prides himself on developing his views, which is why he can announce with a straight face that he has fallen in love with a girl he met on a bus and whose name he does not know. He can recite her hat, her shoes, and her eyes like the mists of sunrise, but not her address. As Molly's confidant and George's defender, he becomes the novel's amused, slightly pompous engine of romantic advice. ## Relationships ### [George Finch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/george_finch) _friendship_ George and Hamilton are close friends and frequent companions, often involved in shared adventures and schemes. ### [C](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/c) _friendship_ C and Hamilton Beamish are allies and friends, frequently interacting in social and plot-driven contexts. ### [Officer Garroway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/officer_garroway) _rivalry_ Hamilton Beamish and Officer Garroway have an antagonistic relationship, with Garroway often pursuing or confronting Beamish. ### [Sigsbee H. Waddington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/sigsbee_h_waddington) _friendship_ Hamilton and Sigsbee are friends, often socializing together within their mutual network. ### [Molly Waddington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/molly_waddington) _friendship_ Hamilton Beamish and Molly Waddington are friendly acquaintances, interacting through their shared social group. ### [Madame Eulalie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/madame_eulalie) _psychological_ Hamilton Beamish has a manipulative or obsessive dynamic with Madame Eulalie, often involving intrigue or control. ### [George Finch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/george_finch) _friendship_ George and Hamilton are close friends and frequent companions, often involved in shared adventures and schemes. ### [C](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/c) _friendship_ C and Hamilton Beamish are allies and friends, frequently interacting in social and plot-driven contexts. ### [Officer Garroway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/officer_garroway) _rivalry_ Hamilton Beamish and Officer Garroway have an antagonistic relationship, with Garroway often pursuing or confronting Beamish. ### [Molly Waddington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/molly_waddington) _friendship_ Hamilton Beamish and Molly Waddington are friendly acquaintances, interacting through their shared social group. ### [Sigsbee H. Waddington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/sigsbee_h_waddington) _friendship_ Hamilton and Sigsbee are friends, often socializing together within their mutual network. ### [George Finch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/george_finch) _friendship_ George and Hamilton are close friends and frequent companions, often involved in shared adventures and schemes. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/i) Author of the Beamish Booklets, he arrives on the roof to tutor a policeman in poetry and criticizes Mullett's sweeping technique. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/ii) Teaches Officer Garroway about modern poetry and observation, emphasizing starkness over prettiness. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iii) Mullett was sent to George by Mr. Beamish, and Officer Garroway respects his name enough to drop the matter. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iv) Lectures George on love, reveals his intimate knowledge of the Waddington family, and warns George about Mrs. Waddington's character. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/v) Mentioned as an intimate friend of the young lady who will introduce George to her. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iii) Hamilton visits George and confesses his love for Madame Eulalie, whom he met at the opera. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iii) Mentioned as a mutual acquaintance; Molly has known him all her life. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iv) Falls in love with a mysterious girl, adding a romantic subplot. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/i) George's friend who receives a phone call from Molly Waddington and agrees to go to the house to talk about George. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/ii) Falls in love at first sight with a mysterious girl, abandoning his policy of Sane Love. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iii) Reveals he has fallen in love with a mysterious girl he met on a bus, and agrees to help Molly with her plan. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iv) Visits Madame Eulalie, falls deeper in love, defends her from arrest, and arranges a ruse to help George Finch. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/v) Reports meeting Madame Eulalie and delivers Molly's message to George. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/ii) Defends George, reveals his wealth, and secures Mrs. Waddington's reluctant consent to the marriage. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/vi) Visits George to confide about his love for a mysterious girl, revealing his romantic and impulsive nature. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/i) Listens to Waddington's confession but offers no real help, only sarcastic advice; leaves to speak at a luncheon of the Young Women Writers of America. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/vii) Speaks on the telephone, criticizes Garroway's poem, and extols love as the sole worthy poetic theme. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/viii) George's friend, who delivers the news about the clergyman's accident and the message about May Stubbs, while trying to calm George's nerves. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/ix) Devises a plan to use a 'white-faced girl' to scare off May; catches Fanny Welch stealing the necklace and recruits her for his drama. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/x) Reveals his plan to discredit George to Madame Eulalie, then discovers she is May Stubbs. Overcome with jealousy, he declares his love and proposes marriage. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/xiv) Declares his love for Madame Eulalie. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/xvi) Hamilton confides in George about his own romantic struggles, revealing his love for a mysterious girl. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/ii) Escapes the raid with Madame Eulalie, using his intellect to devise a plan for concealment. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iii) Intervenes in the dispute, claims the woman inside is his fiancée, and dismisses Officer Garroway's story about George Finch. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iv) Recalled for his advice about the policeman and his casual handling of authorities. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/xvii) Still obsessed with Madame Eulalie, providing comic relief. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/ii) Mentioned as the person who can provide information about Garroway's whereabouts. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/xviii) Mediates with Officer Garroway, resolving the pepper incident and George's assault. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/hamilton_beamish - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters