The White Feather · Character

Stanning

A Wrykyn senior who presides over the house's judgment of Sheen with cold efficiency, treating disgrace as a matter of procedure.

supporting

Also known as Attell

First appearance: The White Feather

As a supporting figure in The White Feather, Stanning is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Implicated in the social campaign against Sheen, representing the peer pressure and judgment.

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Stanning sits on the table in the senior day-room, directs Clayton through the court-martial, and cuts off Linton's ragging with a curt 'we haven't much time.' He is the house's enforcer of its own code, less cruel than administrative, and his presence makes Sheen's disgrace feel official rather than merely personal. He matters because he represents the verdict Sheen must overturn, and his name is the one Sheen hears when the sentence is handed down.

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Character Web

24 connections

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Relationship types

Rivalry
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Character groups

Sheen's social circle
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Sheen
rivalry · negative
Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status. How this plays out →
Linton
rivalry · negative
Drummond
rivalry · negative
Sheen
rivalry · negative
Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status. How this plays out →
Sheen
rivalry · negative
Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status. How this plays out →
Linton
rivalry · negative
Linton
rivalry · negative
Drummond
rivalry · negative
Drummond
rivalry · negative

Sheen
Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status.
Linton
Linton and Stanning have a tense, antagonistic relationship.
Drummond
Drummond and Stanning are rivals, often in conflict over status and values.
Sheen
Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status.
Sheen
Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status.
Linton
Linton and Stanning have a tense, antagonistic relationship.
Linton
Linton and Stanning have a tense, antagonistic relationship.
Drummond
Drummond and Stanning are rivals, often in conflict over status and values.
Drummond
Drummond and Stanning are rivals, often in conflict over status and values.

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In the story

Stanning appears across 12 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The White Feather
Implicated in the social campaign against Sheen, representing the peer pressure and judgment.
I: Expert Opinions
A current student in Appleby's; spotted by Clowes sneaking out of his house at night via a rope.
II: Sheen at Home
Visits Sheen's study, pressures him to join a risky nighttime outing, and criticizes his friendship with Drummond.
IV: The Better Part of Valour
Fights in the skirmish, boasting of landing a punch.
The White Feather
Deliberately spreads the story of Sheen's cowardice to damage his reputation.
XI: A Small Incident
Spreads the rumor that Attell hit Sheen, worsening Sheen's reputation.
XI: A Small Incident
Claims the fives court, is hit by Sheen, and later lies about hitting Sheen in the eye.
XIV: A Skirmish
Spreads a false story that Sheen apologized to Attell and incites the senior day-room to rag Sheen's study.
XV: The Rout at Ripton
Plays on the right wing; drops the ball at the kickoff, drawing laughter from the crowd.
Mr. Bevan Makes a Suggestion
Reported to have withdrawn from Aldershot due to a wrist injury, though Jack Bruce suspects he may be avoiding the competition.
XIX: Paving the Way
Fakes a wrist injury to avoid boxing Peteiro at Aldershot, while still aiming to win the House Cup.
A Surprise for Seymour's
Acts as witness at the court-martial; exposed as the source of the false desertion story.

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