J. Russell Clutterbuck, Oswald Stoker's eccentric American publisher in The Right Approach, partner in Clutterbuck & Winch, publishers of the book beautiful. Owner of a summer home in Bensonburg, L.I. in French Leave, and a customer of the Trents' honey business who is displeased with the price he is charged for honey. His home town is Niles, Michigan. Thrice married, he bulges opulently in all directions; his round face, round eyes, and round spectacles give him the look of an owl which has done itself too well on field mice. Publishes Jefferson Auguste's novel.

• The Right Approach
• French Leave