# Unknown Narrator — English as She Is Spoke character guide

> Unknown Narrator in English as She Is Spoke by Pedro Carolino.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** myself

**First appearance:** 0001-author-s-preface

## Snapshot

The unnamed voice steering readers through a funhouse of mangled proverbs and anecdotes, where a blind man counts coins and a duchess compares the devil to a magistrate's face.

## Who they are

This narrator presides over a collection of comic anecdotes and dialogues, translating (or mistranslating) Portuguese wit into English of spectacular wrongness. The presiding tension is between earnest instructional intent and the accidental comedy that erupts from every sentence, as when a gout-ridden lord dismisses a physician for arriving on foot. The narrator's cheerful confidence in this broken medium is what makes the book's early arc so seductive: every page promises another collision between authority and absurdity.

## Relationships

### [John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/characters/john)

_friendship_

John appears as a recurring acquaintance or companion to the narrator, engaging in various mundane interactions.

### [Cuttler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/characters/cuttler)

_professional_

Cuttler seems to be a servant or employee who interacts with the narrator in a service or duty capacity.

### [Plato](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/characters/plato)

_social_

Plato is a minor acquaintance who appears briefly in the narrator's social circle.

### [Senhor Pedro Carolino](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/characters/senhor_pedro_carolino)

_professional_

Senhor Pedro Carolino is likely the author or compiler of the phrasebook, interacting with the narrator as a source or subject.

## In the story

### [Author's Preface](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/chapters/author-s-preface)

The voice of the preface, likely representing the author's perspective.

### [English as She Is Spoke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/chapters/english-as-she-is-spoke)

The narrator presents the book and its contents.

### [Of the Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/chapters/of-the-man)

The narrator compiles a vast list of English words and phrases, demonstrating a methodical but flawed approach to language learning.

### [Familiar Phrases](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/chapters/familiar-phrases)

The narrator presents the phrases without personal involvement, acting as a compiler.

### [Familiar Dialogues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/chapters/familiar-dialogues)

The narrator participates in dialogues, giving instructions and asking questions.

### [Familiar Letters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/english_as_she_is_spoke_se/chapters/familiar-letters)

The narrator presents the letters without direct commentary, allowing the text to speak for itself.

## Links

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