Grandfather Lessep

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3680
Display Name: 
Grandfather Lessep
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Lessep, Grandfather
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

The father of Lucius Priest's mother, his death at the beginning of The Reivers provides the opportunity for Boon and Lucius' adventure. He and Grandfather attended "the University" (of Mississippi) at the same time, and were "groomsmen in each other's wedding" (45).

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