# Colonel Sidebotham — Decline and Fall character guide

> Colonel Sidebotham in Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0020-part-iii-i-stone-walls-do-not-a-prison-make

## Who they are

A prison visitor who takes an interest in Paul.

## Relationships

### [Paul Pennyfeather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/paul_pennyfeather)

_social_

Colonel Sidebotham is a pompous parent of a Llanabba student who condescends to Paul during school events.

### [Paul Pennyfeather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/paul_pennyfeather)

_social_

Colonel Sidebotham is a pompous parent of a Llanabba student who condescends to Paul during school events.

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