← All characters

The Works of Max Beerbohm · Character

Mr. Le V.

Aging dandy and friend of the narrator, emblem of fading elegance.

minor

Also known as Poor old Mr. Le V.

First appearance: dandies and dandies

Mr. Le V.'s tie to Mr. Hall Caine is one of the pressures that moves The Works of Max Beerbohm—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

With Mr. Hall Caine (professional): Mr. Hall Caine and Mr. Le V. were colleagues in the literary or publishing world, possibly as writer…

Continue beside the text

The fuller portrait of Mr. Le V. sits in Reading Lens — open the free preview to keep reading with notes on the page.

See Mr. Le V. in dandies and dandies

Character Web

4 connections

A slice of how Mr. Le V. sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

MHMr. Hall CaineMBMr. BrummellKGKing George IVSJSir James Tyln…MLMr. Le V.

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Aesthetic Movement and Dandy Gallery
  • Dandy Archetypes and Publishers
  • Protagonist
  • Romance, Eccentricity, and Social Climbing

Explore ties, sentiment, and clusters while you read

Open in reader

Narrative arc

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because the narrator’s long-held, idealized image of Walter Pater as a sublime sty…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading

Relationships

Relationship notes

How these ties play out is in the reading companion — open the free preview.

See Mr. Le V. in dandies and dandies