Years of Grace · Character
Bert Lancaster
A wealthy Chicago husband whose long illness and death free his restless wife Muriel into a widowhood the family watches with amusement and alarm.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Bert Lancaster, Mr. Lancaster, Robin
First appearance: I
As a supporting figure in Years of Grace, Bert Lancaster is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Bert is rumored to be pursuing Muriel Lester, causing concern among the women.
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Bert Lancaster belongs to the older Chicago set that Jane and Isabel dissect over tea, invoked as a benchmark for the kind of rich, society-page suitor who might court their widowed sister. His long final illness gave…
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- Other
Character groups
- Extended community and background figures
- Jane's family and close circle
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Flora’s admission that she has sold the shop and closed the house, coupled with her confession that she “didn’…
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