The Bachelors (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Muriel Sarah Camberg
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: Mid-twentieth century
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Journalism or journalists, Twentieth century, Christianity, Faith, London, Spiritualism, Single people, Fraud, Museums, Epilepsy
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Ronald Bridges, the assistant curator of graphology at a small London museum. As a handwriting expert, he has earned a considerable reputation in the detection of forgeries and occasionally is consulted by the police or asked to appear in court as an expert witness. An epileptic, he is subject to frequent fits. At one point in his life, he sought relief from the disease by volunteering as a subject in a drug test. Unfortunately, his case was one of the few for which the drug was ineffective. During his testimony in the trial of Patrick Seton, he has a...
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