Around the World in Eighty Days · Character

Colonel Stamp Proctor

A blustering American colonel whose public insult to Phileas Fogg at a San Francisco meeting plants a duel in the traveler's mind that haunts the journey east.

supporting

Also known as Colonel Proctor, Stamp Proctor

First appearance: xx

As a supporting figure in Around the World in Eighty Days, Colonel Stamp Proctor is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Leads the attack on Fogg and Fix during the political rally; Fogg learns his name and vows to duel him.

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Proctor belongs to the rough, loud world of frontier politics and saloon brawls, a man whose sense of honor runs hot where Fogg's runs ice-cold. His insult at the San Francisco meeting lodges in Fogg's memory as a debt that must eventually be paid, and when Aouda spots him aboard the same transcontinental train, she and Passepartout conspire to keep the two men apart for four tense days. He matters because he embodies the unpredictable human friction that Fogg's rigid schedule cannot account for, forcing the travelers to scheme and improvise.

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Character groups

Fogg's traveling companions
Protagonist
Reform Club members

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
Colonel Stamp Proctor is a belligerent American who repeatedly antagonizes Fogg,… How this plays out →
Passepartout
rivalry · negative
Fix
rivalry · negative
Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
Colonel Stamp Proctor is a belligerent American who repeatedly antagonizes Fogg,… How this plays out →
Passepartout
rivalry · negative
Passepartout
rivalry · negative

Phileas Fogg
Colonel Stamp Proctor is a belligerent American who repeatedly antagonizes Fogg, culminating in a physical confrontation.
Passepartout
Colonel Stamp Proctor physically assaults Passepartout during a brawl, creating a hostile and violent dynamic.
Fix
Fix and Colonel Stamp Proctor have a tense, antagonistic encounter when Fix tries to protect Fogg from Proctor's aggression.
Phileas Fogg
Colonel Stamp Proctor is a belligerent American who repeatedly antagonizes Fogg, culminating in a physical confrontation.
Passepartout
Colonel Stamp Proctor physically assaults Passepartout during a brawl, creating a hostile and violent dynamic.
Passepartout
Colonel Stamp Proctor physically assaults Passepartout during a brawl, creating a hostile and violent dynamic.

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In the story

Colonel Stamp Proctor appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

IX
Not present in this chapter.
XXV In which a slight glimpse is had of San Francisco
Leads the attack on Fogg and Fix during the political rally; Fogg learns his name and vows to duel him.
Chapter XXVIII
Insolently advocates for crossing the bridge at full speed, mocking Passepartout's caution.
XXIX
Insults Fogg over a whist play and challenges him to a duel; later joins Fogg in rushing to defend the train when the Sioux attack.
In Which Phileas Fogg Simply Does His Duty
Seriously wounded in the fight with the Sioux, carried into the station for treatment.

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