Esmond Haddock
Also called Esmond, Haddock, Mr Haddock, Mr Esmond Haddock, E. Haddock, young Squire, the young Squire, the squire of Deverill Hall
The young squire of Deverill Hall and JP, heir to the Headache Hokies fortune, under his five aunts' thumb; in love with Corky, he triumphs with the hunting song at the concert, defies his aunts and wins her.
In each book 3 books
- In The Mating Season
The young squire of Deverill Hall and JP, heir to the Headache Hokies fortune, under his five aunts' thumb; in love with Corky, he triumphs with the hunting song at the concert, defies his aunts and wins her. - In Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
Owner of Deverill Hall, where Bertie and Jeeves once stayed. - In Much Obliged, Jeeves
Squire of Deverill Hall, whom Ginger resembles.
Connections
dealings
- is in love with, is loved by Corky Pirbright 31
- has as a guest, is dreaded by Bertie Wooster 15
- is nephew or niece of, crawls to Dame Daphne Winkworth 13
- crawls to, is nephew or niece of Esmond's aunts⁂ 13
- courts, is cousin of Gertrude Winkworth 8
- is seen as a rival by, is disliked by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright 7
- threatens with thirty days without the option, sees as a rival Gussie Fink-Nottle 7
- is helped by, is given Jeeves 6
Everyone and everything else (21)
- performs the hunting song✦︎ 5
- is nephew or niece of Aunt Charlotte 4
- is cheered by the claque⁂ 4
- admires Constable Dobbs 4
- is nephew or niece of Aunt Myrtle 3
- recites the Christopher Robin poems✦︎ 2
- is child of Esmond's father 2
- takes Lovers' Leap 2
- employs Silversmith 2
- performs the village concert✦︎ 2
- owns Deverill Hall 1
- pays the bills of the Deverills⁂ 1
- gives Esmond's car✦︎ 1
- is cheered by the fellow with the hair oil 1
- is child of Flora Deverill 1
- resembles Ginger Winship 1
- visits Hollywood 1
- dislikes the Kegley-Bassingtons⁂ 1
- gives the port✦︎ 1
- attacks the shepherdess✦︎ 1
- misses the point of the story of the two deaf men✦︎ 1
Scenes they are in
- At dinner as Gussie, Bertie hears the aunts condemn Corky's cross-talk act and the absent Mr Wooster, resolves to drop out of the act, flops with a story about two deaf men, and is left alone with Esmond Haddock over the port.Chapters 5–6, the dining room at Deverill Hall, as
E. Haddock
- Dame Daphne catches Bertie on a chair and Esmond on the table singing, sends Esmond cringing to the drawing room, tells Bertie his dog Sam Goldwyn has chased Charlotte and bitten Silversmith, and packs him off to bed.Chapter 6, the dining room at Deverill Hall
- Walking back to the hall brooding on Corky's job, Bertie runs into Esmond Haddock.Chapters 18–20, the road to the hall, as
Esmond
- At the village concert the Kegley-Bassingtons and George's 'Ben Battle' are endured, Catsmeat and Gussie's Pat and Mike act dies, and Esmond's hunting song brings the house down until the standees chant him back on over Poppy's dance.Chapter 22, the village hall
- Back in his room, Bertie hears from Gussie that his love for Corky died up the tree, tells him Madeline has been squared, and sees him dash off to Wimbledon just before Esmond Haddock comes in.Chapters 24–25, Bertie's room at Deverill Hall
- Jeeves reports he has got Gussie out of his beard, Bertie tells him Gussie is cured of Corky and off to Madeline and that Esmond needs a way to defy his aunts, and Jeeves leaves to help his Uncle Charlie with the refreshments just before Esmond returns.Chapter 25, Deverill Hall, as
Esmond
- In the hall the new Esmond calls Silversmith a pompous old ass, prods him in the ribs, and cheerfully answers back Dame Daphne when she asks why he is late.Chapter 25, the hall at Deverill Hall, as
Esmond
- Esmond calls the Kegley-Bassingtons fatheads and leads Bertie into the drawing room, where Bertie is enjoying sardine sandwiches when Silversmith announces Constable Dobbs.Chapters 25–26, the drawing room at Deverill Hall, as
Esmond
Talked about, but not there
The Mating Season 16 scenes
- Jeeves briefs a reluctant Bertie on Esmond Haddock, his five aunts and Gussie's coolness with Madeline Bassett before a low-spirited Catsmeat Pirbright is shown in.Chapters 1–2, Bertie's flat, as
a landed proprietor
- A low-spirited Catsmeat reveals that Corky is the vicar's niece who roped Bertie into the concert, explains his thwarted engagement to Gertrude Winkworth, and gets Bertie to guard her from Esmond Haddock, in return agreeing to give Gussie dinner.Chapter 2, as
Haddock
- After seeing Thos off to school, Bertie comes home to find Corky and her dog Sam Goldwyn, hears of her break with Esmond Haddock and her feud with Constable Dobbs, and then a hung-over Catsmeat reveals that Gussie waded in the Trafalgar Square fountain and got fourteen days.Chapters 3–4, Bertie's flat
- Jeeves proposes that someone go to Deverill Hall as Gussie, Catsmeat flatly refuses, and Bertie gives in and sets off in Gussie's name, with Corky's dog Sam Goldwyn left on his hands.Chapter 4
- Bertie arrives late at Deverill Hall, is overawed by Jeeves's Uncle Charlie the butler, gives his name as Fink-Nottle, and learns dinner has already begun.Chapter 5, Deverill Hall
- Silversmith shows Bertie to his room and is asked to send his man, but the person who enters is Catsmeat, not Jeeves.Chapters 6–7, Bertie's room at Deverill Hall
- A frosty Silversmith brings the morning tea and says the late-night arrival was 'Mr Wooster', leaving Bertie baffled until Jeeves himself walks in with a breakfast tray.Chapters 7–8, Deverill Hall
- Gussie, furious at being taken for Bertie and loathing Catsmeat, rubbishes the Pat and Mike cross-talk act and refuses to hit a policeman with an umbrella, until Corky arrives and Bertie leaves her to win him round.Chapter 9, the post office, as
my host
- Back at the Hall Bertie finds Catsmeat lying dreamily on his bed, smoking his cigarettes.Chapters 10–11, Bertie's room at Deverill Hall
- Bertie copies out the letter, posts it at the post office and is at once hailed by Corky.Chapters 11–12, the post office, as
Esmond
- Catsmeat returns from London with Jeeves's plan to keep Aunt Agatha away by luring Thos from school to visit Corky; after he leaves, Bertie breaks the code of the Woosters, opens Gussie's telegrams, and learns that Madeline is arriving at Deverill Hall tomorrow.Chapters 13–14, Bertie's room at Deverill Hall
- Bertie hides in a bush at The Larches, waits out a flirting postman, a smoking housemaid, Madeline and her school friend's dog, then grabs Gussie's letter from the breakfast table and, cut off at the window, bolts across the hall into another room.Chapters 15–17, The Larches
- Back at King's Deverill station, Bertie clouts the cheeky Thomas, then learns from Corky that Thomas plans to cosh Dobbs and that Catsmeat kept Madeline away by telling her Bertie loves her hopelessly, while Corky puts off dropping Gussie until he has done a mysterious little job for her.Chapter 18, King's Deverill station, as
Esmond
- Stepping outside for a smoke, Bertie rejoices in Esmond's triumph until he realises he has forgotten every word of his Christopher Robin poems.Chapters 22–23, the village hall, as
Esmond
- Outside the inn Gussie, in his green beard, gulps brandy before going to steal Corky's dog from Dobbs's cottage, confident Dobbs is at the concert; then Jeeves returns to say Esmond will deputize and that Dobbs has gone home to his cottage.Chapters 23–24, the Goose and Cowslip
- Bertie congratulates Jeeves on squaring every loose end, then learns that Aunt Agatha has arrived, that Thos has blown the gaff, and resolves to go down and pull an Esmond Haddock on her.Chapter 27, Bertie's room at Deverill Hall