Ted Burgess

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Ted Burgess is a central figure in L.P. Hartley’s novel "The Go-Between," known as a passionate farmer whose illicit romance drives the story’s tragic events.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ted Burgess canonical 3

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Go-Between ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Brandham Hall ⓘ
associatedWithTheme betrayal ⓘ
class conflict ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ
social conventions ⓘ
causeOfDeath suicide ⓘ
characterTrait impulsive ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
proud ⓘ
countryOfFictionalResidence England ⓘ
creator L. P. Hartley ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Go-Between universe ⓘ
firstPublicationAppearance The Go-Between ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1953 ⓘ
genre novel ⓘ
historicalEventContext pre-World War I England ⓘ
involvedIn illicit romance ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium prose ⓘ
narrativeFunction catalyst for protagonist’s loss of innocence ⓘ
narrativeRole central character ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
relationshipToLeoColston employs as messenger ⓘ
romanticRelationshipWith Marian Maudsley ⓘ
romanticRivalryWith Lord Trimingham ⓘ
settingOfActivity Norfolk ⓘ
socialClass working class ⓘ
timePeriodOfFictionalExistence early 20th century ⓘ
usesGoBetween Leo Colston ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Go-Between → mainCharacter → Ted Burgess ⓘ
Leo Colston → messengerFor → Ted Burgess ⓘ