The Three Impostors · Character
Mr. Wilkins
An acquaintance involved in the decorative imagination episode.
minor
Also known as Wilkins
First appearance: the decorative imagination
Mr. Wilkins's tie to Mr. Smith is one of the pressures that moves The Three Impostors—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A well-dressed but agitated man who desperately tries to cross Oxford Street to follow a man with spectacles; later composes himself and begins to tell his story.
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With Mr. Smith (social): Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilkins are social acquaintances, possibly connected through business or local community. With Mr. Smith (social): Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilkins are social acquaintances, possibly…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Mysterious figures and gold Tiberius
- Protagonist
- Missing brother and deserted residence
- Gold Tiberius and Italian intrigue
- Cradock family and associates
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Dyson and Phillipps physically cross the threshold from the ord…
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