Vile Bodies · Character
Lottie Crump
Lottie Crump presides over Shepheard's Hotel, where deposed kings, confused judges, and thirsty Bright Young People drink champagne on someone else's tab.
supporting
Also known as Crump, Mrs. Crump
First appearance: i
As a supporting figure in Vile Bodies, Lottie Crump is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Proprietress of Shepheard's Hotel, a robust Edwardian figure who greets Adam and presides over the parlour with generous drinks and a sharp eye for wealth.
Lottie runs her parlour as a democratic haven for anyone with a title or a thirst, greeting Adam with cheerful misremembered names and an ex-King of Ruritania in the corner. She has a weak spot for royalty and an equitable instinct for making the richest guest pay for everyone's wine. Her hotel is the novel's recurring stage, a place where social chaos is warmly hosted and nobody is ever quite turned away.
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- Professional
- Social
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Character groups
- Social Circle Core
- 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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- Adam Fenwick-Symes
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- Sir James Brown
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- Ginger Littlejohn
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- Adam Fenwick-Symes
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- Sir James Brown
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- Adam Fenwick-Symes
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- Ginger Littlejohn
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- Ginger Littlejohn
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