Description

A collection of 4 stories each taking place in one season of the year.

Published

1982 Viking

Dedication

See each story for individual Dedications

Story List

• Apt Pupil
• The Body
• The Breathing Method
• Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption

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Apt Pupil

Description

Todd Bowden starts life as an innocent boy, but he discovers that his neighbour Arthur Denker is really Kurt Dussander a wanted war criminal. Todd blackmails Dussander, but not for money - for stories of the horrific things that happened during the war. Starting with animals, together they start a new wave of killing, but that only lasts a short time, and they progress to killing homeless people.

The school counsellor discovers Todd's secret life and threatens to expose his actions, but is murdered by Todd before he can. Finally cracking, Todd takes his gun and starts randomly shooting near the expressway, before being shot five hours later.

Dedication

For Elaine Koster and Herbert Schnall

People

Name	Description
?, Felice	Candy Striper in Hospital
Ackerman, Harry	School counsellor
Ackerman, Sharon	Todd Bowden felt under her dress after he told her he wanted to become a doctor
Anderson, Mrs (Bugs)	4th grade teacher. Had big front teeth
Blondi	Hitler''s dog
Bochner, Lloyd	Actor liked by Dick Bowden
Bond, James	Spy in books and movies
Bork, ?	Name on a report card when Ed French was looking for Todd''s old reports
Bormann, Martin	Nazi mentioned
Bostwick, ?	Name on a report card when Ed French was looking for Todd''s old reports
Boswell, ?	Name on a report card when Ed French was looking for Todd''s old reports
Bowden, Deborah	Wife of Harold Bowden
Bowden, Harold	Richard Bowden''s brother and husband of Deborah.Worked at the University Medical School
Bowden, Monica	Todd Bowden''s mother. Married name of Monica Darrow. Wife of Richard Bowden. Secretarial school graduate
Bowden, Richard	Todd Bowden''s father and husband of Monica Bowden. An architectural engineer that helped design 2 dams in Africa
Bowden, Todd	A 13 year old boy that gets extremely excited when he realises that an old man known as Arthur Denker that lives in his area is really a wanted Nazi War Criminal Kurt Dussander. Rather than turn him in, Todd wants to hear his version of the war - in explicit detail. As he feeds off Denker''s evil, he begins to murder animals and then murders winos. Ended up becoming a sniper and being killed by Police in June 1978 while shooting near a freeway
Bowden, Vic	Richard Bowden''s father. A grocer
Bozeman, Dan	Detective looking into the Wino murders
Brackett, Charles (Sonny)	Murdered derelict
Brodin, ?	Name in Heisel''s dream. Has a wedding ring taped under scrotum
Burke, Jack	Fictional name which you might see in a in Christmas Card
Burke, Mary	Fictional name which you might see in a in Christmas Card
Carmichael, Ian	Actor who plays Lord Wimsey
Carson, Johnny	TV personality watched by Richard Bowden
Carter, Jimmy	Politician mentioned in passing
Castellano, Fiona	Kept Vic Bowden''s store open when he had a stroke
Castro, Fidel	Mentioned in passing
Chambers, Randy	Mowed Arthur Denkin''s lawns. Fat slow kid
Chester	Sidekick of Mat Dillon
Cleveland Torso Murderer, The	One of Kurt Dussander''s list of great murderers from the past
Crichton, Michael	Author read by Monica Bowden
Darrow, Monica	Monica Bowden''s maiden name
DeLyons, Billy	Baseball player
Denker, Arthur	Assumed name of Kurt Dussander, a Nazi war criminal. Todd Bowden discovered him and made him tell him all about his wartime experience. He began killing again, and as a result of his relationship with Bowden, he committed suicide
Denker, Mrs	Made up wife of Arthur Denker
Dickens, Charles	Writer mentioned in passing
Dillon, Marshall	TV character
Dorsky, Herman	Name in Heisel''s dream. Talking about escape
Dorsky, Laslo	Name in Heisel''s dream. Talking about escape
Doyle, Arthur Conan	Writer liked by Kurt Dussander''s father
Dufresne, Andy	Banker who did some stock portfolio work for Arthur Denker
Dussander, ?	Wife of Kurt. She died of lung disease in 1955
Dussander, Kurt	German war criminal who served at Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and Putin concentration camps. The "Blood Feind of Patin". He escaped after the War and settled in California under the assumed name of Arthur Denker
Eichmann, Adolf	Nazi war criminal that was captured and hung
Einstein, Albert	Arthur Denker looked like a cross between Albert Einstein and Boris Karloff
Everson, Bernie	In school with Todd Bowden
Farrow, Angela	Girlfriend of Todd Bowden
Floren, Myron	On the "Lawrence Welk Show" on TV
Frankel, Willi	Person who Dussander received a letter from. This was the reason given when Todd Bowden had to go and clean up the blood of the Wino
French, Edward	Guidance counsellor at Tod Bowdens school. Husband of Sondra, and father of Norma French. He was shot dead by Todd Bowden him after French recognised Kurt Dussander as the person Todd has said was his grandfather
French, Mr	Father of Edward. He used to be a night watchman in a department store
French, Norma	Daughter of Edward and Sondra French
French, Sondra	Wife of Edward and mother of Norma French
Gluecks, Heinrich	German seen shaking hands with Kurt Dussander in a photo
Goebbels, Dr. Joseph	Nazi war criminal
Goering, Hermann	Hitler''s aide
Hackermeyer, ?	American Private who gave Kurt Dussander a chocolate bar at the end of the war
Hackett, Buddy	On TV Show with Johnny Carson
Haines, ?	Todd''s baseball coach
Halleck, ?	Told Todd Bowden about the loan given to Todd''s father for Todd''s French tutoring
Haller, ?	Todd Bowden''s baseball coach
Hap	Derelict who identified Todd Bowden from a photo
Haskell, Frank	Acquaintance of the Heisel family
Hassler, Hans	German who criticised Hitler, then strangely disappeared
Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Author mentioned
Heisel, ?	One of two daughters of Morris. Died in Patin
Heisel, ?	One of two daughters of Morris. Died in Patin
Heisel, Heather	First wife of Morris. She was killed in the concentration camps
Heisel, Lydia	Second wife of Morris Heisel
Heisel, Morris	Was in the camps in Germany. Broke his back falling off a ladder and was in the same room as Kurt Dussander. He recognised him from the death camps and started the investigation
Heisel, Mr	Brother of Morris. Died in a car accident
Heisel, Ruth	Daughter of Morris. This could be one of the two who died in Palin
Henreid, Mr	Lived down the block from Vic Bowden
Henreid, Private	Manned a machine gun post in Denker''s dream
Hepburn, ?	School counsellor
Himmler, Heinrich	Nazi mentioned
Hitler, Adolf	Nazi leader
Huffman, ?	German who used to pat his thighs when stressed
Jacobs, Ernie	Works and played golf with Richard Bowden
Karloff, Boris	Arthur Denker looked like a cross between Albert Einstein and Boris Karloff
Kemmelman, Dr	Morris Heisel''s doctor
Kessel, ?	German who charged people to look at a naked picture of his girlfriend during the war
Klingerman, Dave	Works at the pet shelter where Kurt Dussander got a dog
Klink, Colonel	TV Character
Koch, Ilse	German said to have a lampshade made of human skin
Kramer, Josef	German mentioned in passing
Loverboy	Morris Heisel''s cat
Ludlum, Robert	Author mentioned in passing
Lyn, Loretta	Singer mentioned in passing
Mannix, ?	TV detective
Mazursky, Bill	Alcoholic
Mazursky, Mrs	Wife of Bill and customer of Vic Bowden
McCallum, David	Actor mentioned in passing
Michener, James	Denker read one of his novels
Mr X	On of Kurt Dussander''s list of great murderers from the past
Murchinson, ?	Fictional name that you might see in a in Christmas Card
Pegler, Harold	Friend of Todd Bowden. His father had the war magazines that Todd Bowden read
Pegler, Mr	Father of Harold.f1~ Todd Bowden read his war magazines
Pegler, Mrs	Mother of Harold. She made the boys play in the garage because she had a hangover
Richler, Detective	Interviewed Todd about Dussander
Rogan, Emma	Neighbour of Morris Heisel
Rohmer, Sax	Writer mentioned in passing
Roosevelt, Teddy	Mentioned in Todd Bowdenf1 quote s history book
Sayers, Dorothy	Writer mentioned in passing
Schneibel, ?	Name in Heisel''s dream who died from injesting powdered glass in his supper
Shah of Iran	Mentioned in passing
Smith, Peter (Poley)	Murdered derelict
Spade, Sam	Fictional private detective
Speer, Albert	In jail
Springheel Jack	One of Kurt Dussander''s list of great murderers from the past
Storrman, Mr	Todd Bowden''s algebra teacher
Tannenbaum, Mr	In Heisel''s dream. He gave a guard tobacco to stop him taking his wife, Rachelf1 quote s pearl earrings
Tannenbaum, Rachel	In Heisel''s dream. She had pearl earrings
Tey, Josephine	Historian mentioned by Detective Richler
Timpnell, Dr	Intern at the hospital
Trask, Betty	Daughter of Ray. Girlfriend of Todd Bowden
Trask, Ray	Father of Betty. Friend and workmate of Richard Bowden
Tremaine, Ben	Friend of Todd Bowden
Upshaw, Mrs	Todd Bowden''s 4th grade teacher. She called Todd an extremely "Apt Pupil"
Vane, Harriet	Character in a Dorothy Sayers novel
Weisenthal, Simon	His men caught up with Dussander in South America
Weiskopf, Sam	Spoke to Dussander in hospital
Welk, Lawrence	Had a TV show
Wimsey, Lord Peter	Character in a Sayers novel
Wolff, ?	German who used to click his teeth when under stress
Zeickert, ?	Name in Heisel''s dream. A guard
Zodiac, The	On of Kurt Dussander''s list of great murderers from the past

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The Body

Description

Four young boys go on a two day search for the dead body of a boy their age who was hit by a train outside Castle Rock in 1960. Gordie Lachance, who grew to become a successful author in later years, tells the group two of his stories - "Stud City" and "The Revenge of Lardass Hogan".

The boys talk about their dreams and fears, and even face the possibility of their own death along the way, but end up finding more than they ever dreamed of. The find the body, but also meet up with Billy, the older brother of Vern Tessio, as well as his friend Ace Merrill. The boys stood up for themselves, with quite a bit of help from the gun brought along by Chris Chambers. The older boys separately beat the younger boys on their return to Castle Rock.

Published

1982 - Different Seasons

Dedication

For George McLeod

People

Name	Description
?, Ann	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Aunt of Chico and wife of Pete
?, Grace	Aunt of Gordie Lachance
?, Jane	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Girlfriend of Chico
?, Keith	Gordie Lachance''s editor
?, Pete	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Uncle of Chico and husband of Ann
Bancichek, Mr	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Town Butcher who weighed the pies in the contest to ensure they are the same weight
Bannerman, George	Castle Rock Constable. Owned the only gun that Geordie had seen
Batman	Gordie Lachancef1 quote s children watch this character on TV
Beeman, ?	Had a field in Castle Rock
Blackwood, Algernon	Writer mentioned in passing
Blocker, Dan	TV star who died
Bracken, Clint	Killed in a car accident on Sirius Hill in Durham
Bracowicz, Norman (Fuzzy)	Friend of Billy Tessio
Brockway, Mrs	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Methodist ministers wife
Brooks, Mr	Teacher at Castle Rock elementary school. The boys thought he was a big pussy
Brower, Ray	Dead kid from Chamberlain who was hit by a train and killed. He was the person that Gordie Lachance, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp and Vern Tessio were going to find
Burroughs, Mrs	Neighbour of Teddy Duchamp who tried to help when Teddy had his ears burned
Camber, Joe	Owner of Cujo
Campanella, Roy	Baseball player. He had an accident and was confined to a wheelchair
Cannon, Curt	Hero in one of Gordie Lachancef1 quote s stories
Carella, Steve	Character on a TV show
Carter, Danny	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Friend of Chico
Carton, Sidney	Mentioned in 'The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan' (note: character in 'A tale of Two Cities')
Castro, Fidel	Mentioned in the news on WLAM
Chalmers, Evelyn (Aunt Evvie)	Helped when Gordie Lachance was being belted up by Ace Merrill and Fuzzy Brackowicz
Chambers, Chris	Seen the body of Ray Brower. Used to get hit by his father and brother Richard. Saved the life of Teddy Duchamp when he fell out of a tree. Ended up dying when he tried to stop a fight in a Chicken Dinner store - Stabbed by a man who had just been released from Shawshank prison
Chambers, Dave	I believe this was a mistake in the name and should be Frank Chambers. This name was located early in the book. Ran away and joined the navy - put in Portsmouth on rape charges
Chambers, Deborah	2 year old sister of Chris, Dave, Emery, Richard and Sheldon
Chambers, Emery	5 year old brother of Chris, Dave, Deborah, Richard and Sheldon
Chambers, Frank	Brother of Chris, Dave, Deborah, Emery, Richard and Sheldon. (See David Chambers)
Chambers, Mr	Father of Chris, Dave, Deborah, Emery, Richard and Sheldon. Friend of Junior Merrill, and a bit of an alcoholic who liked to hit Chris
Chambers, Mrs	Mother of Chris, Dave, Deborah, Emery, Richard and Sheldon. She went to stay with her sister in Lewiston and left the kids in the care of Richard
Chambers, Richard (Eyeball)	Brother of Chris, Dave, Deborah, Emery, Sheldon., and friend of Billy Tessio. Second eldest of the family and had a funny right eye
Chambers, Sheldon	9 year old brother of Chris
Charbonneau, Hizzoner	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Town Mayor
Charbonneau, Marguerite	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Wife of Hizzoner. Calvin Spier threw up on her
Chopper	Milo Pressman''s dog. Most feared and least seen dog in Castle Rock
Cisco Kid	Mentioned in passing
Clarkson, Dr	Local doctor that looked at Gorgie Lachance after he was belted up by Ace Merrill and Fuzzy Brackowicz
Cormier, Bob	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". DJ from WLAM in Lewiston. In the pie eating contest
Cote, Mrs	Mean teacher at Castle Rock Elementary School
Cujo	Rabid dog of Joe Camber
Darabont, Royce	Bought "Wild Irish Rose" for Gordie Lachance. Older brother of Steve
Darabont, Steve	Friend of Gordie Lachance. Younger brother of Royce
Daughtery, Marie	Girlfriend of Charlie Hogan
Davis, ?	One of Dennis Lachancef1 quote s friends
Day, Chuck	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Cousin of Bill Travis and owner of the Great Day Appliance Shop
Desjardins, Vince	Friend of Billy Tessio
DeSpain, John	Friend of Gordie Lachance. Twin brother of Marty
DeSpain, Marty	Friend of Gordie Lachance. Twin brother of John
Dodge, Sylvia	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". President of the Gretna Ladies Auxiliary
Duchamp, ?	Mother of Teddy and wife of Norman. She worked at a shoe factory in South Paris. Took in boarders to get extra money
Duchamp, Norman	Mentally unstable father of Teddy who was sent to Togus after burning Teddy''s ears on a stove
Duchamp, Teddy	Seen the body of Ray Brower. Friend of Gordie Lachance. His uncle ran the Castle Rock Stationary Shoppe. Wears a hearing aid and glasses (His father burnt both his ears on the stove when he was 8). He always wanted to get into the army but did not, and eventually died in a car crash that killed all the people in his car
Dusset, George	Owned Florida market where Gordie Lachance bought the supplies for the walk. Tried to rip Gordie off
Dussett, ?	Brother of George who died in Korea
Ellison, Ralph	Writer of the book "Invisible Man"
Ewing, Mrs	Teacher of Jamie Gallant
Faulkner, William	Writer mentioned in passing
Fiske, Stinky	One of the kids at the Castle Rock School
Fleetwoods, The	Band mentioned in passing
Ford, Whitey	Baseball player mentioned in passing
Gallant, Jamie	"Toughest Guy" in Castle Rock who abused Mrs Ewing at school
Gamache, George	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Ate 3 pies in 4 minutes in a previous contest in 1957 and then fainted
Greer, Billy	Played right field in Baseball games
Gretna, Hubert III	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". The school principal in the spoken version of the story (The written version was John Wiggins)
Gunn, Peter	Character in the TV show ''Peter Gunn''
Halliburton, Mr. (Burtie)	Truant officer in Castle Rock
Hardy, Miss	Teacher who made Gordie Lachance read "Invisible Man"
Harrington, Muriel	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Baked a chocolate cake
Harris, Rolf	Singer mentioned in passing
Heckler, The	Character on a TV show
Hemingway, Ernest	Writer mentioned in passing
Hogan, Charlie	Friend of Billy Tessio
Hogan, David (Lard Ass)	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Main character that throws up over people in the audience at a pie-eating competition in which he was competing
Horr, Harry	Spoke about the dog Chopper
Huckleberry Hound	Cartoon character
Jenner, Richie	Found out that Gordie Lachance wanted to be a writer and told everyone else. Was a friend of Gordie until he moved away in 1959
Karloff, Boris	Gordie Lachance thought Dr. Clarkson looked like Boris Karloff
Kennedy, ?	Mentioned in the news on WLAM
Kling	Character on a TV show
Knievel, Evel	Jumped over the Snake River Canyon
Knox, Buddy	Singer mentioned in passing
Lachance, ?	One of Gordie''s three children. The doctors thought his youngest son might be hydrocephalic, but he simply had an oversized head
Lachance, ?	One of Gordie''s three children
Lachance, ?	One of Gordie''s three children
Lachance, Dennis	Older brother of Gordie. Died in a jeep accident in April 1960 when he was almost 20 years old, and buried in Castle View cemetery
Lachance, Gordon (Gordie)	Seen the body of Ray Brower. Wrote "Stud City" and "The revenge of Lard Ass Hogan", and this story was written as told by him. He was born 1948
Lachance, Mr	Father of Geordie. Worked at the local mill and 63 years old
Lachance, Mrs	Gordie's wife, they were married in the fall of 1966. She was horrified when Gordie went to see Evel Knievel
Lachance, Mrs	Mother of Gordie. She was born in 1905 and was dead when Gordie told the story of Brower''s body. She didnf1 quote t pay much attention to Gordie
Lavin, Maria	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Marguerite Charbonneau, her friend, threw up on her
Maling, Jerry	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Owner of the Amoco station where Bill Travis worked
Mantle, Mickey	Ball player for the Yankeef1 quote s
Maris, Roger	Ball player for the Yankeef1 quote s
Matsu, ?	Mentioned in the news on WLAM
May, Billy	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Younger brother of Chico
May, Edward (Chico)	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City" Brother of Johnny, and the main character. Boyfriend of Jane, and did not like his stepmother Virginia
May, Johnny	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Brother of Chico, Killed by an out of control car at Oxford Plains Speedway. He could have worked at the Gates Mills, but chose the speedway as it paid more, and also to avoid being at home with his stepmother while his father was at work
May, Sam	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Father of Chico
May, Virginia	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Step Mother of Chico
McBain, Ed	Author read by Gordie Lachance
McGinn, Mrs	Helped Chris Chambers by taking him to the CMG Emergency Room after Richard Chambers broke his arm
McKuen, Rod	Poet mentioned
Merrill, John (Ace)	Friend of Billy Tessio. Real Jerk! Son of Junior Merrill
Merrill, Junior	Father of Ace. He used to hang out and drink a lot with Chris Chamberf1 quote s father
Morrison, Sally	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "Stud City". Was married twice and twice divorced
Mudgett, Jack	Friend of Billy Tessio
Munson, Thurman	Baseball player. He was killed while trying to land his plane in 1980
Murphy, Audie	Western actor
Myer, Myer	Character on a TV show
Naughton, Danny	Had a pile of comic books about Vampires
Ness, Eliot	Character on the TV show,f1~ ''The Untouchables''
Nixon, Richard	Mentioned on the WLAM news
Norman, Miss	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Teacher of Latin and English at Gretna Consolidated High School
Orbison, Roy	Played on WLAM
Pollock, Jackson	Painter mentioned
Presley, Elvis	Played on WLAM
Pressman, Milo	Dump keeper at Castle Rock Dump. Owner of Chopper
Rains, Claude	Actor. He played the Invisible Man
Rogers, Buck	Mentioned in passing
Ruth, Babe	Ball player mentioned
Rydell, Bobby	Singer. Vern Tessiof1 quote s rock and roll idol
Scooby-Doo	Gordief1 quote s children watch this character on TV
Scott, Jack	Played on WLAM
Shondell, Troy	Played on WLAM
Simons, Miss (Old Lady)	Teacher at Castle Rock Elementary School who Vern Tessio gave the stolen milk money back to, but she went and spent it on herself
Spier, Calvin	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan", the fattest guy in Gretna. Ran the jewellery store and in the contest
Springsteen, Bruce	Singer mentioned
Stack, Robert	Actor in ''The Untouchables''
Stevens, Craig	Actor in ''Peter Gunn''
Stormer, Carl	On TV
Tessio, Billy	Vern''s older brother. Real jerk
Tessio, Mr	Father of Vern and Billy. Works in the mill
Tessio, Vern (Penny)	Seen the body of Ray Brower after hearing about it from his brother Billy. Died in a house fire in 1966
Thomas, Beverly	Girlfriend of Billy Tessio
Travis, Bill	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Pie eating champion. A mechanic at Amoco station and cousin of Chuck Day. Was the name of Bill Traynor in the written version
Traynor, Bill	Character in Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". This was the name of Bill Travis in the spoken version
Tupper, Francine (Thunderjugs)	Worked at Blue Point Diner and heard the gunshot when Gordie Lachance shot Chris Chambers'' gun
Wiggins, John	Character in published version of Gordie Lachance''s Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Principal of Gretna Elementary school and contestant. In the version Gordie Lachance told his friends the principal was Hubert Gretna III
Williams, Ted	Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox
Wolfe, Thomas	Writer mentioned

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The Breathing Method

Description

tale told one Christmas in a private New York club about a young pregnant woman determined to deliver her baby, no matter what happens. The exclusive club at 249 East 35th, does not even have a name, yet is the home of many strange but true stories.

Dr Emlyn McCarron tells about Sandra Stansfield who paid for his help in delivering her baby. She was introduced to the Breathing Method to help control the pain and help her concentrate on the birth. Sarah was beheaded in a terrible accident outside the hospital as she was arriving to deliver the baby. Her headless body continued to perform the Breathing Method up until the baby was born, and then she died.

Published

1982 - Different Seasons

Dedication

For Peter and Susan Straub

People

Name	Description
Adley, David	A lawyer who visited the Club and worked for George Waterhouse since 1951. Husband of Ellen Adley
Adley, Ellen	Wife of David Adley
Andrews, Peter	A lawyer who visited the Club. Worked on Park Avenue for 22 years and told the Christmas tale on David Adley's second visit to the club
Beaglemen, Hugh	Visited the Club for the Christmas Story
Buck, Pearl	Writer mentioned in passing
Carden, Robert	Partner in the Law firm where David Adley worked
Carruthers, Lathrop	General in Gerard Tozeman''s story. Killed by a bomb blast that drove a map into his face
Casey, ?	Law brief of David Adley
Davidson, Ella	Nurse that worked for Emlyn McCarron
Davidson, Mrs	Worked at the department store where Sandra Stansfield worked
Defoe, Daniel	Writer mentioned in passing
DeVille, Ternia	Name thought up by Emlyn McCarron
Dickens, Charles	Writer mentioned in passing
Effinghouse, Henry	Partner in the Law firm where David Adley worked
Frasier, ?	Partner in the Law firm where David Adley worked
Frost, Robert	Poet whos book was in the Club library
Gable, Clark	Actor mentioned
Gibbs, Mrs	Blind Woman who hired Sandra Stansfield to clean and read to her
Gillespie, Dizzy	Trumpet player mentioned in passing
Gordon, Dexter	Played at a Jazz club where David Adley celebrated his junior partnership
Gregson, George	Visited the Club
Hanrahan, Arlene	Wife of John, who received over $10,000 when her husband died from the club members
Hanrahan, John	Visited the Club. Died of Cancer in 1965
Harrison, John	Name of Sarah Stansfield''s son who was adopted out after his birth. Head of English department at a Maine College
Johanssen, ?	Visited the Club. Read the Wall Street journal for information on his stocks
Jong, Erica	Author of a book held in the Club library
Kelly, Mr	Husband of Mrs Kelly. He owned a barber shop
Kelly, Mrs	Sacked Sandra Stansfield from the department store when she became pregnant
Lamaze, Monsieur	Developed a breathing method for pregnant women
Lawton, ?	Partner in the Law firm where David Adley worked
Lennox, Terry	Character in a book called "The Long Goodbye"
MacLiesh, Archibald	Author of a book held in the Club library
MacMurray, Fred	Actor mentioned in passing
Marlowe, Philip	Character in "The Long Goodby", read by Ellen Adley
Marx, Groucho	Actor and Commedian mentioned in passing
McCarron, Emlyn	Doctor who told the story of the Breathing Method at the club. Was born 20 March 1900
McCarron, Harriet	Married name of Emlyn McCarron''s father''s first wife. Her maiden name was White
McCarron, Mr	Emlyn McCarron''s father. His first wife was Harriett, but his second wife, and Emlyn''s mother, is not named
McCarron, Mrs	Emlyn McCarron''s mother. Died in 1933
Micmac Indians	They used the breathing method during childbirth
Monroe, Marilyn	There was a photo of her next to a poem by Archibald MacLeish in a book in the Club library
Moore, Marianne	Poet featured in a book in the Club library
Pound, Ezra	Writer mentioned in passing
Rosen, Norbert	Poet who''s books were in the Club''s library. Born 1924
Rucklehouse, Betty	Name thought up by Emlyn McCarron
Salkowitz, ?	Appointed by the mayor. Mentioned by Waterhouse
Scrooge, Ebenezer	Character in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Seville, Edward Gray	Author of "These were our Brothers" (1911) and "Breakers" (1935) that were on the shelves in the Club library
Seville, Ruth	Writer mentioned in passing
Shoshone Indians	They used the breathing method during childbirth
Smith, Jane	Name used by Sandra Stansfield to Emlyn McCarron
Stansfield, Sandra	Single pregnant woman who visited Emlyn McCarron. Real name of "Jane Smith". Died during the birth of her child, but she survived long enough through the use of the breathing method. The son was adopted out as John Harrison
Stedham, ?	Publisher
Stein, Harry	Visited the Club. He died about 1970
Steinem, Gloria	Mentioned in passing
Stett, Norman	Visited the Club and told the tale on the first night David Adley visited. Died sometime before 1976
Stevens, ?	Doorman & Bartender at the Club. David Adley did not believe he had aged a day in the 10 years he had known him
Stevens, Wallace	Poet whos work was found in the Club library
Stratton-Porter, Jean	Author mentioned in passing
Tozeman, Gerard	Visited the Club and told a story about World War 1
Trollope, Anthony	Writer mentioned in passing
Waterhouse, George	Invited David Adley to the Club. Headed the Law firm which Adley worked for
White, Harriet	The first wife of Emlyn McCarron''s father, who died before about 1900. There is a statue of her outside the Harriet White Memorial hospital
Williams, William Carlos	Poet whos work was found in the Club library
Woods, Joseph	Head of the Law firm that Peter Andrews worked for
Zukofsky, Louis	Poet whos work was found in the Club library

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Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption

Description

Andy Dufresne was jailed for the murder of his wife, but he is innocent. Andy helps the prison and inmates with financial matters, and is in turn a protected asset, but he finds out the truth about the murder, he is ignored.

Determined to get out from Shawshank one way or another, he begins the slow process of digging a tunnel out. The tunnel, hidden by a poster, takes many years to complete, and is finally used as a means of gaining his freedom. Starting a new life in Mexico , he tells his friend Red, that upon his release, he is welcome to join him.

Published

1982 - Different Seasons

Dedication

For Russ and Florence Dorr

People

Name	Description
?, Chester	Trustee Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
?, Ernie	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Swept Cell block 5
?, Jim	Friend of Andy Dufresne. He was the one who set up the fake name Peter Stevens. Died
?, Red	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison who could get anything at a price
Armitage, Elmore	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Backus, Henly	Incorrect spelling of Henry, on page 85 of my book
Backus, Henry	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Washroom Foreman
Betts, Dickie	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Blatch, Elwood	Robber who actually killed Linda Dufresne and her lover
Bolton, Sherwood	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Had a pigeon in his cell that died a week after he was released
Bonsaint, Paul	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Burkes, David	Guard at Shawshank Prison
Callahan, Johnny	Owned a gun with a sawn-off firing pin
Collins, Linda	Maiden name of Linda Dufresne
Cote, Robert Alan	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Tried to rob a bank in Mechanic Falls in 1951. Died 1967 of a brain tumour
Diamond, Bogs	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. One of the ''Sisters''
Dufresne, Andy	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison who was innocent of murdering his wife and her lover. Arrived in 1948 and escaped in 1975. Prisoner number 81433-SHNK
Dufresne, Linda	Wife of Andy. Lover of Glenn Quentin. Married name of Linda Collins
Dunahy, George	Warden at Shawshank Prison. Fired in 1953
Durham, ?	14 year old Psychopath
Entwhistle, Mert	Guard at Shawshank Prison
Gonyar, Richard	Captain of the guards at Shawshank Prison in 1975
Hadley, Byron	Guard at Shawshank Prison. Andy Dufresne helped him save money using a gift to his wife
Hanlon, Billy	Head Guard at Shawshank Prison
Hatlen, Brooks	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Ran the prison library. Killed his wife and daughter. Paroled
Jake	Sherwood Bolton''s pet pigeon
Jessup, Homer	Guard at Shawshank Prison
Kendricks, ?	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Owed Red money
Lathrop, Charlie	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Lonborg, ?	Guard at Shawshank Prison
MacBride, Rooster	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. One of the ''sisters'' who had his nose broken by Andy Dufresne. In jail for beating his step daughter to death. Died in prison
Malzone, Frank	Baseball Player
Martin, Rennie	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Mincher, Lieutenant	Dragged the Royal River looking for Andy Dufresne''s gun
Morrison, Beaver	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Built a glider in the basement
Nedeau, Sid	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison that escaped
Normaden, ? (Chief)	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Indian who was Andy Dufresne''s cell mate for a time
Norton, Mrs	Wife of Samuel Norton
Norton, Samuel	Religious warden of Shawshank
O''Malley, ?	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Irish origin and wanted a green thickshake from McDonalds on St Patrick''s day
Pugh, Henry	Guard at Shawshank Prison that let 3 prisoners escape
Quentin, Glenn	Golf Pro. Lover of Linda Dufresne
Reed, Governor	Retired Governor
St. Pierre, Logan	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Stammas, Greg	Warden of Shawshank
Stevens, Peter	Fake ID of Andy Dufresne. It was the name used by Andy to live after he escaped
Tremont, Rory	Guard at Shawshank Prison
Verness, Pete	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. One of the ''sisters''
Williams, Tommy	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison that arrived in 1962
Youngblood, Tim (Trout)	Guard at Shawshank Prison