Vile Bodies · Character
Edward Throbbing
A pompous novelist and father of Fanny.
minor
Also known as Throbbing
First appearance: v
Edward Throbbing shows up with force in VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Returns to Hertford Street with secretaries; his butler runs amok; his household is disturbed by ambiguous calls and visits.
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