Vanity Fair · Character
Raggles
Former butler to Miss Crawley who rents his house to Becky and Rawdon.
minor
Also known as Mr. Raggles, poor Raggles, old Raggles, honest Raggles
First appearance: xxxvi how to live well on nothing a year
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In In Which the Reader Is Introduced to the Very Best of Company: The greengrocer and landlord; watches the carriage arrive and later receives fifty pounds from Becky on account. Later, in In Which the Same Subject Is…
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- Miss Crawley's circle
- Social climbers and soldiers
- Minor characters and servants
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