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The Philosopher's Pupil is a 1983 novel by the British writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch. It is set in a small English spa town called Ennistone.

Main characters

George McCaffrey---George, 44 years old, was a pupil of John Robert Rozanov, the philosopher. After changing from philosophy to history and archaeology, he had entered the museum and archive world but published nothing except A Short History of the Ennistone Museum. He married Stella; their son, Rufus, died in an unexplained "mishap."

Stella McCaffrey--- George's wife.

Brian McCaffrey--- George's brother, age 41.

Gabriel McCaffrey--- Brian's wife.

Adam McCaffrey--- Gabriel and Brian's son, age 8.

Zed--- Adam's small Papillon dog.

Alex McCaffrey--- George and Brian's mother, age 66.

Tom McCaffrey--- Alex's stepson, George and Brian's younger stepbrother, age 20.

John Robert Rozanov--- the philosopher.

Hattie Meynell--- John Robert's granddaughter.

Ruby Doyle--- Alex's long-time maid; a gipsy.

Diane Sedleigh--- George's mistress and Ruby's sister or cousin (no one knows).

Pearl Scotney--- Hattie's maid and companion, also related to Ruby and Diane.

Emmanuel (Emma) Scarlett-Taylor--- Tom's friend.

References

The Philosopher's Pupil Wikipedia

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