The Philosopher's Pupil

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, aged 'more than forty' at the time of the novel, 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.
• Gabriel McCaffrey--- Brian's wife.
• Adam McCaffrey--- Gabriel and Brian's son.
• Zed--- Adam's small Papillon dog.
• Alex McCaffrey--- George and Brian's mother.
• Tom McCaffrey--- Alex's stepson, George and Brian's younger stepbrother.
• 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.

External links

• Review of The Philosopher's Pupil by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times, 29th June 1983.