What's Bred in the Bone | Characters
In a novel that is devoted to providing enough background material so that we may understand the main character, most of the other characters get short shrift. They exist mainly in terms of how they relate to Francis's inner life. The greatest influence in Francis Cornish's life is Manfred Saraceni, the great restorer of paintings, who teaches Francis the secrets of his craft and who shares with Francis his views about art. Not only do Saraceni's views become Francis's views, but his life becomes a model for Francis's life. Saraceni has an apartment in Rome where he keeps a vast,...
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