The Old Contemptibles | Characters
The most prominent returning characters in The Old Contemptibles are Richard Jury and Melrose Plant. Some of the characters from Jury's personal and professional life — Wiggins, Racer, Carole-anne, Mrs. Wasserman, Jenny Kennington — appear less prominently in this novel. Also briefly appearing are many of Melrose's fellow inhabitants of Long Piddleton, including Marshall Trueblood, Vivian Rivington, and Theo Wrenn Browne.
The most vividly depicted characters who appear for the first time in this novel are the elderly and the young. The elderly characters are Adam...
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