The novel's protagonist, William is the estranged younger son of a prejudiced and bullying aristocrat, Lord de Worde. William is educated not at the prestigious Assassins' School like his brother Rupert, but at the bleak, spartan Hugglestones boarding school, which is little known for academics. Wide reading renders William unsuitable for the church position that befalls most second sons, and he sees no value in land management or the military. He likes words, however, and against his father's wishes sets off on a writing career in Ankh-Morpork.
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