# Madame Delestang — A Personal Record character guide

> Madame Delestang in A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-a-personal-record

## Who they are

A French woman encountered by the narrator during his travels.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Madame Delestang is a social acquaintance, possibly from the narrator's time in Marseilles or other port cities.

## In the story

### [Author's Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/chapters/author-s-note)

Mentioned indirectly in the context of Conrad's early life in France.

### [A Personal Record](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/chapters/a-personal-record)

Offered a warning to Conrad during his early maritime career.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/chapters/vi)

Referenced in the context of the narrator's early connections in France.

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