- Jarvis Lorry
Jarvis Lorry is a character in
Charles Dickens 'novel , "A Tale of Two Cities ".Overview
Jarvis Lorry is one of the oldest employees of Tellson's Bank, and he frequently deals with the bank's offices in
London andParis . He is a confirmed bachelor and a man of business. He has served the Manette family since Dr. Alexandre Manette's imprisonment. He takesLucie Manette to Paris to retrieve her father and is troubled by what they will find on their arrival. WhenCharles Darnay is arrested on his arrival in England, Mr. Lorry retains the lawyersC.J. Stryver andSydney Carton to defend Darnay. Mr. Lorry becomes a constant fixture at the Manette home after that. Years later, when theFrench Revolution begins, Mr. Lorry goes to Paris to handle Tellson's bank business and at the same time tries to provide service to Lucie and her father during Darnay’s imprisonment. He softens to Carton at the end when he suspects what Carton might be up to and by the time Darnay is delivered back to the family, Lorry has undergone a Scrooge-like transformation from a seemingly crusty curmudgeon to a man who finally realizes the importance of people over all else.Cinematic and Theatrical Portrayals
In the 2008
Broadway musical adaptation of 'A Tale of Two Cities,' Jarvis Lorry is played byMichael Hayward-Jones .External Links
* [http://www.talemusical.com/biographies.php?action=1&type=character&id=6 Character Profile of Jarvis Lorry]
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