Inside the story
Meet Wopsle
Mr. Wopsle is the village parish clerk, known for reading aloud at the local inn with a dramatic, self-important style. At the story’s outset, he is a familiar figure in the village and longs to leave that role behind for a career on the stage.
On the page
A theatrical church clerk with a great deep voice and a grand, pompous manner, given to turning up his cuffs and sticking up his hair to declaim; Roman-nosed with a large shining forehead.
