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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - teacher
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - scholar
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - deluded - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 (an average amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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