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From "Books and Persons; Being Comments on a Past Epoch, 1908-1911" by Bennett, Arnold
Claudius Clear
A critic for the British Weekly (pen name of Sir William Robertson Nicoll).
Core Belief
"He believes in upholding traditional moral standards and protecting the public from what he considers to be harmful or immoral literature."
Worldview
He sees the literary world as a battleground between good and evil, with himself as a defender of righteousness against the forces of licentiousness and decadence.
Personality
Claudius Clear is a moralistic and conservative critic who often expresses outrage at works that challenge his values. He is prone to exaggeration and moralizing pronouncements.
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