Uncle Silas · Character
Mr. Charke
A disreputable sporting man who died by his own razor in a hermetically sealed room, leaving behind letters that dragged Uncle Silas's name into scandal.
supporting
Also known as wretched Mr. Charke, that Mr. Charke, this wretched Mr. Charke, Charke, poor Mr. Charke
First appearance: The Story of Uncle Silas
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Charke was the kind of guest Bartram-Haugh should never have admitted—a gambler whose I.O.U.s against Silas Ruthyn became the talk of London sporting circles. His locked-room suicide, and the two letters published…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Central Family and Household
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Maud Ruthyn
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- Maud Ruthyn
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