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Character Name	William, Mr.
Character Description	Mr. William Swidger is the keeper of the institution where Mr. Redlaw teaches. He is a simple good-hearted man
Book Title - Featuring Character	Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, The
Book Description	The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is the fifth and last of Dickens's long stories with a Christmas theme. This book, which is centered around a chemist and lecturer Redlaw, is more about the spirit of the holidays than about the holidays themselves. Redlaw often broods over the grief from his past. He is haunted by an awful ghostly likeness of himself. This phantom offers him the power to forget his sorrows, wrongs, and trouble without cancelling his knowledge. After first hesitance, Redlaw finally agrees to accept the power. He becomes wrathful, and spreads his bitterness to others, such as Swidgers, Tetterbys and his students. At last Redlaw prays the phantom to return. It returns with the shade of Milly Swidger, who is the only person who can avoid the bitterness. Milly tells Redlaw that it is important to remember past sorrows and wrongs so that one can forgive those responsible and unburden one's soul. The story concludes with everyone back to normal
Date of Drawing	circa 1887-1943
Artist	Clark, Joseph Clayton, 1856 or 7-1979
Artist Pen Name	Kyd, 1856 or 7-1938
Title for the Collection of Illustrations	Illustrations to Dickens
Collection Publisher	Philadelphia: Pawson & Nicholson, Bookbinders, 1937
Subjects	Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Characters - Dickens, Charles; Illustrations - Dickens, Charles; Watercolor painting - Specimens; Color drawing - Specimens
Physical Dimensions	Quarto (11x8 7/8 in., 279x225mm)
Type	Watercolor Drawing
Format	jpeg
Special Collection	Nichols Collection
Rights	University of Oklahoma Libraries Nichols Collection