# Archibald Floyd — Aurora Floyd character guide > Archibald Floyd in Aurora Floyd by M. E. Braddon. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Mr. Floyd, Floyd, Mr. Archibald Floyd, Archibald **First appearance:** 0000-i-how-a-rich-banker-married-an-actress ## Snapshot A cautious Kentish banker who has turned his house into a shrine to his only daughter, and would rather buy her happiness than ask where she goes. ## Who they are Archibald Floyd is the best fellow in Christendom by his friends' account — a self-made man of Felden Woods who gives Aurora a birthday ball, a fortune, and a father's uncritical devotion. His love is the one thing in the novel nobody questions, and it is also his blindness: he settles fifty thousand pounds on a daughter whose year abroad he has never fully explained to himself. When the past comes calling for Aurora, it is her father's adoration that makes the fall so steep. ## Relationships ### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd) _family_ Archibald is Aurora's loving and protective father, deeply devoted to her well-being. ### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode) _social_ Archibald Floyd and Talbot Bulstrode are acquaintances, with Archibald initially approving of Talbot as a suitor for Aurora. ### [Eliza Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/eliza_floyd) _family_ Archibald and Eliza Floyd are married, with Eliza being Aurora's stepmother and a stabilizing presence in the household. ### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd) _family_ Archibald is Aurora's loving and protective father, deeply devoted to her well-being. ### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd) _family_ Archibald is Aurora's loving and protective father, deeply devoted to her well-being. ### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode) _social_ Archibald Floyd and Talbot Bulstrode are acquaintances, with Archibald initially approving of Talbot as a suitor for Aurora. ### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode) _social_ Archibald Floyd and Talbot Bulstrode are acquaintances, with Archibald initially approving of Talbot as a suitor for Aurora. ## In the story ### [How a Rich Banker Married an Actress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/i-how-a-rich-banker-married-an-actress) The wealthy banker who marries the actress Eliza Prodder, defying social expectations and deeply sensitive to gossip about his wife. ### [Aurora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/ii-aurora) The grieving widower and doting father who spoils Aurora, struggles to control her, and eventually sends her to a Parisian school after a quarrel. ### [III: What Became of the Diamond Bracelet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/iii-what-became-of-the-diamond-bracelet) Aurora's father, the wealthy banker, hosts the birthday ball and gives Aurora a diamond bracelet worth two hundred pounds. ### [After the Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/iv-after-the-ball) Watchful and anxious over Aurora; his manner reveals a tender, sorrowful concern that Talbot finds abnormal. ### [John Mellish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/v-john-mellish) Archibald Floyd hires Mrs. Powell as a governess for Aurora and takes the family to Brighton for the month of October. ### [Rejected and Accepted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/vi-rejected-and-accepted) Hosts the dinner party; Talbot intends to call on him to take leave. ### [Aurora's Strange Pensioner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/vii-aurora-s-strange-pensioner) Proud and relieved at Aurora's engagement to Talbot; hosts the family at Felden Woods for Christmas. ### [Poor John Mellish Comes Back Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/viii-poor-john-mellish-comes-back-again) Invites John Mellish to stay for Christmas and walks home with him after church. ### [Fighting the Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/x-fighting-the-battle) Anxious about John Mellish's presence, he speaks frankly with John and gives his blessing for John to pursue Aurora. ### [At the Château d’Arques](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xi-at-the-ch-teau-d-arques) Arranges the Normandy tour to help Aurora recover; has accepted John Mellish as a potential son-in-law. ### [XII: Steeve Hargraves, the “Softy”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xii-steeve-hargraves-the-softy) The old banker visits Mellish Park in April, appearing happy despite past griefs. ### [The Spring Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xiii-the-spring-meeting) Present at the meeting, he tries to be interested in the racing but wishes it were over. ### [Love Took Up the Glass of Time, and Turned It in His Glowing Hands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xiv-love-took-up-the-glass-of-time-and-turned-it-in-his-glowing-hands) Returns to Mellish Park with the party. ### [Money Matters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xix-money-matters) Hosts the visit; deeply anxious about Aurora's request but agrees to give her the money. ### [Captain Prodder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xx-captain-prodder) Receives Captain Prodder at Felden Woods, recalling his late wife Eliza and welcoming Prodder as family. ### [At the Golden Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxvi-at-the-golden-lion) Mentioned in John's thoughts as possibly having a secret that Conyers discovered, though John prefers to think the secret was commercial rather than involving Aurora. ### [XXVIII: Aurora’s Flight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxviii-aurora-s-flight) Aurora fears the shame and grief her father will suffer if her secret becomes known. ### [John Mellish Finds His Home Desolate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxix-john-mellish-finds-his-home-desolate) Mentioned as having suffered similar agony over Aurora's disgrace. ### [On the Watch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxii-on-the-watch) Hears the painful story from Aurora, feels restless and uneasy despite her assurances, and prays earnestly for her peace. ### [The Brass Button by Crosby, Birmingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-brass-button-by-crosby-birmingham) Arrives at Mellish Park with the list of banknote numbers, praised by Grimstone for his courage. ### [Talbot Bulstrode Makes Atonement for the Past](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxix-talbot-bulstrode-makes-atonement-for-the-past) Sits with Aurora, sensing her hidden distress despite her reassurances, and is troubled by a vague foreboding. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/archibald_floyd - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters