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Frederick Garland, a photographer, and Jim Taylor, an office boy, emerge as the main heroes assisting Sally on her quest. Ultimately, however, Sally must face the villains on her own.
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Sally Lockhart takes on the role of the heroine, while Jim...
- Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman was born October 19,1946, in Norwich,...
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But Sally also finds new friends in Jim Taylor, the company dogsbody at her father's firm, and the handsome photographer Frederick Garland. Together, they set about solving the mystery - and...
She befriends Jim Taylor, an office boy at her father's old shipping firm; Frederick Garland, a brilliant photographer; and his sister Rosa, a caring actress.
- Sally Lockhart
- Frederick Garland
- Mrs Holland
- Jim Taylor
- Trembler
- Adelaide
Set in 1872, the Ruby in the Smoke involves sixteen year old Sally Lockhart. Sally is uncommonly pretty at the time; the quotation at the start of Chapter 1 shows us this: 'She was slender and pale, and dressed in mourning, with a black bonnet under which she tucked in a straying twist of blonde hair that the wind had teased loose. She had unusuall...
Another one of the important characters is Frederick Garland, a photographer with imagination. The quotation tells us about Frederick's appearance: 'He looked an amiable young man.' Frederick is caught up in Sally's mystery, he proves to be trustworthy, helpful and decisive through out Pullman's novel. Criticisms of Frederick's character involve hi...
The villain of Pullman's novel is the mean and manipulative Mrs Holland. Her appearance is described by this quotation: 'She was a wizened old woman with sunken cheeks, pinched lips, and glittering eyes.' It is obvious from the earlier chapter that Mrs Holland possesses villainous qualities. One of them is her cruel and cunning thinking: 'So I thin...
Jim Taylor, the cheap office boy, emerges as one of the principal heroes to help take up Sally's quest. Jim's looks is visualised by this description: '... His jacket was torn in three places, his collar had come adrift from the shirt, and his hair looked as if it had been used in an experiment with the powers of electricity.' Jim shows great affec...
Trembler, part of the workforce in the Garland's household, ends up to be one of the key characters in Sally's quest. His figure is described: 'A little wizened man ran anxiously out ...' Helpful is an excellent description of Trembler's character in the Ruby in the Smoke: ' "Could you light the match for me and hold it under the opium?" '' "Righto...
Adelaide plays a key part towards the earlier and the latter stages of this novel. Her appearance is shown in the following quotation; ' ... a child whose only feature seemed to be, ..., a pair of enormous dark eyes.' Adelaide is weak and uneducated. The following quotations help us visualise this idea: 'Mr Berry was holding her around the neck wit...
The Ruby in the Smoke (1985) is a novel by the English author Philip Pullman. It went on to win the 1987 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award. [1] It was also adapted for television in 2006. This book is the first of the Sally Lockhart Quartet.
- Philip Pullman
- 1985
Aug 10, 2006 · Character and Actor Profile ». Jim Taylor (Matt Smith) Character and Actor Profile ». Rosa Garland (Hayley Atwell) Character and Actor Profile ». Adelaide (Chloe Walker) Character and Actor ...
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He's lively, intelligent and, above all, a true and loyal friend to Sally. In his spare time, Jim loves reading Penny Dreadful comics – and has tried writing one himself.
