Thomas Chandler is the main character of the story. He is Annie’s husband and an old friend of Ignatius Gallaher. He is nicknamed “Little Chandler” because of his below-average height and delicate, well-groomed…
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Ignatius Gallaher
Ignatius Gallaher is an old friend of Little Chandler. A native Dubliner, he immigrated to London eight years before the story takes place and is now back for a visit. It’s rumored that Gallaher…
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Annie
Annie is Little Chandler’s overworked, frazzled, ill-tempered wife. They have been married for less than two years and have an infant son. Already the marriage is showing signs of strain. Because of limited…
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The Baby
The unnamed infant son of Little Chandler and Annie appears in the last part of the story. At the end of their meeting, Gallaher congratulates Little Chandler for fathering a son: “Bravo! […] I wouldn’t…
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