# Samuel Prodder — Aurora Floyd character guide

> Samuel Prodder in Aurora Floyd by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Prodder, Mr. Samuel Prodder, Prodder, Captain Prodder, Captain Samuel Prodder

**First appearance:** 0019-xx-captain-prodder

## Snapshot

A bluff, warm-hearted sea captain who turns up at Felden Woods as Aurora's uncle, bringing salt air, plain speech, and a fierce protective loyalty to his brother's daughter.

## Who they are

Captain Samuel Prodder belongs to the rougher, seafaring branch of the family that Archibald Floyd's wealth has left behind, and his arrival among the polished drawing-rooms is a collision of worlds. He adores Aurora without reservation and would defend her against any accuser, yet his very presence reminds society that the banker's daughter has origins it prefers to forget. His loyalty gives Aurora one of the few unconditional allies she has as suspicion begins to gather around her.

## Relationships

### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd)

_friendship_

Samuel Prodder is a loyal friend and former servant of Aurora, who helps protect her from threats.

### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode)

_professional_

Samuel Prodder interacts with Talbot as a former employee and later as an ally in investigating Aurora's past.

### [Lucy Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/lucy_floyd)

_friendship_

Lucy Floyd and Samuel Prodder share a friendly rapport, with Samuel often assisting Lucy in matters concerning Aurora.

### [Eliza Prodder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/eliza_prodder)

_family_

Eliza Prodder is Samuel Prodder's mother, a supportive family member who shares his loyalty to Aurora.

### [Eliza Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/eliza_floyd)

_social_

Eliza Floyd and Samuel Prodder are acquaintances through their connection to the Floyd household, with Eliza treating him kindly.

### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode)

_professional_

Samuel Prodder interacts with Talbot as a former employee and later as an ally in investigating Aurora's past.

### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd)

_friendship_

Samuel Prodder is a loyal friend and former servant of Aurora, who helps protect her from threats.

### [Lucy Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/lucy_floyd)

_friendship_

Lucy Floyd and Samuel Prodder share a friendly rapport, with Samuel often assisting Lucy in matters concerning Aurora.

### [Eliza Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/eliza_floyd)

_social_

Eliza Floyd and Samuel Prodder are acquaintances through their connection to the Floyd household, with Eliza treating him kindly.

### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd)

_friendship_

Samuel Prodder is a loyal friend and former servant of Aurora, who helps protect her from threats.

### [Eliza Prodder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/eliza_prodder)

_family_

Eliza Prodder is Samuel Prodder's mother, a supportive family member who shares his loyalty to Aurora.

### [Eliza Prodder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/eliza_prodder)

_family_

Eliza Prodder is Samuel Prodder's mother, a supportive family member who shares his loyalty to Aurora.

## In the story

### [Captain Prodder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xx-captain-prodder)

Introduced as a broad-shouldered, bronzed merchant captain traveling from Liverpool to London to meet his niece Aurora.

### [Captain Prodder Carries Bad News to His Niece's House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxiv-captain-prodder-carries-bad-news-to-his-niece-s-house)

Arrives at Mellish Park to deliver bad news to his niece, but is turned away by a servant; later overhears Aurora arguing with a lame man in the woods and is alarmed by a pistol shot.

### [Captain Prodder Goes Back to Doncaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxiii-captain-prodder-goes-back-to-doncaster)

Returns to Doncaster, tormented by fear of being forced to testify about Aurora's angry scene with Conyers. He seeks news of the inquest and confronts Stephen Hargraves about the incriminating note.

### [The Brass Button by Crosby, Birmingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-brass-button-by-crosby-birmingham)

Stays at the Crooked Rabbit, learns about Conyers' past from Matthew Harrison, and burns with anger.

### [Talbot Bulstrode Makes Atonement for the Past](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxix-talbot-bulstrode-makes-atonement-for-the-past)

Assists Talbot in the capture, lashing Stephen with rope, and later runs to fetch help.

## Links

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