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Sir Harry Esson

A young baronet and Oxford undergraduate who admires Zuleika.

minor

Also known as young Sir Harry Esson, Harry, Harold

First appearance: iii

Sir Harry Esson shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the leader of a Jacobite recruiting mission who brought recruits to Judas College under cover of night.
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In VI: Mentioned as the leader of a Jacobite recruiting mission who brought recruits to Judas College under cover of night. Later, in XIX: Harold, an undergraduate, is with his sister Jessie and Aunt Mabel; he is…

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ZDZuleika DobsonDODuke of DorsetAMAunt MabelJEJessieSHSir Harry Esson

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