Ukridge Stories · Character

Bowles

Ukridge's long-suffering manservant, whose patient dignity and unexpected music-hall cousin prove quietly indispensable to the dog-training enterprise.

supporting

Also known as Mrs. Bowles

First appearance: ukridge stories

As a supporting figure in Ukridge Stories, Bowles is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The narrator's butler; brings bones for the dogs and has a cousin on the music-halls.

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With Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge (professional): Bowles is a servant or butler who serves Ukridge, often with exasperated loyalty. With George Tupper (professional): Bowles and George Tupper interact as servant and friend of Ukridge, often coordinating to manage his affairs. With George Tupper (professional): Bowles and George Tupper interact as servant and friend of Ukridge, often coordinating to manage his affairs.

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Character groups

Core Scheme Participants
Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
professional · ambivalent
Bowles is a servant or butler who serves Ukridge, often with exasperated loyalty. How this plays out →
George Tupper
professional · positive
George Tupper
professional · positive
Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
professional · ambivalent
Bowles is a servant or butler who serves Ukridge, often with exasperated loyalty. How this plays out →
Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
professional · ambivalent
Bowles is a servant or butler who serves Ukridge, often with exasperated loyalty. How this plays out →

Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
Bowles is a servant or butler who serves Ukridge, often with exasperated loyalty.
George Tupper
Bowles and George Tupper interact as servant and friend of Ukridge, often coordinating to manage his affairs.
George Tupper
Bowles and George Tupper interact as servant and friend of Ukridge, often coordinating to manage his affairs.
Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
Bowles is a servant or butler who serves Ukridge, often with exasperated loyalty.
Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
Bowles is a servant or butler who serves Ukridge, often with exasperated loyalty.

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Bowles appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Ukridge's Dog College
The narrator's butler; brings bones for the dogs and has a cousin on the music-halls.
The Return of Battling Billson
Mrs. Bowles is Flossie's mother, who visits London and is entertained by the narrator; she wears a large pink hat and brings her son Cecil.
No Wedding Bells for Him
Bowles welcomes Ukridge's arrival with solemn joy, broods over him at dinner, and later inspires Ukridge's scheme by sharing the plot of a novelette.
Ukridge Rounds a Nasty Corner
The narrator's landlord, who delivers the Peppo and parrot from Ukridge.

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