# Sir Henry Curtis — Allan Quatermain Stories character guide

> Sir Henry Curtis in Allan Quatermain Stories by H. Rider Haggard.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Curtis, Harry, Harry—‘yer

**First appearance:** 0000-hunter-quatermain-s-story

## Snapshot

A large-hearted Yorkshire baronet whose hospitality draws Quatermain into telling his tales, and whose African expedition has already yielded a fortune in diamonds.

## Who they are

Sir Henry Curtis is a man of enormous physical presence and even larger generosity, the kind of host who fills his hall with guests and his lungs with laughter. He guards the secret of his African treasure with playful stubbornness, refusing to speak of it until Quatermain arrives to tell the tale properly. His loyalty to Quatermain — and the hint that none of them would be alive without him — establishes the deep bond of trust that underpins the adventures to come.

## Relationships

### [Pharaoh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/pharaoh)

_rivalry_

Pharaoh is an enemy of Sir Henry Curtis, often opposing him in conflicts.

### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/tom)

_professional_

Sir Henry Curtis and Tom have a master-servant relationship, with Tom serving him.

### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/tom)

_professional_

Sir Henry Curtis and Tom have a master-servant relationship, with Tom serving him.

### [Pharaoh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/pharaoh)

_rivalry_

Pharaoh is an enemy of Sir Henry Curtis, often opposing him in conflicts.

### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/characters/tom)

_professional_

Sir Henry Curtis and Tom have a master-servant relationship, with Tom serving him.

## In the story

### [Hunter Quatermain's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/hunter-quatermain-s-story)

Host at Yorkshire, who withholds the treasure story until Quatermain arrives.

### [Long Odds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/long-odds)

Quatermain's companion; present at the telling of the story.

### [The Interest on Ten Shillings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/i-the-interest-on-ten-shillings)

Quatermain's friend in England, mentioned as the host of the Yorkshire home where the story is told.

### [What Was Found in the Pool](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/ii-what-was-found-in-the-pool)

Accompanies Quatermain; suggests washing in the pool.

### [III: Jim-Jim Is Avenged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/iii-jim-jim-is-avenged)

Referred to as Harry; weeps for Jim-Jim and impulsively fires at the black-maned lion.

### [Magepa the Buck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/magepa-the-buck)

Present in the hall when Quatermain tells the story.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_stories_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned as a participant in the Zu-Vendis adventures.

## Links

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