# Marquis of Normanby — Erewhon character guide

> Marquis of Normanby in Erewhon by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-preface-to-first-edition

## Who they are

A historical figure briefly alluded to in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

The Marquis of Normanby is a colonial official who employs the narrator as a shepherd and later assists his return to civilization.

### [Erewhonians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/erewhonians)

_social_

The Erewhonians interact with the Marquis of Normanby as a foreign dignitary and representative of the outside world.

### [Professors of Unreason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/professors_of_unreason)

_social_

The Marquis of Normanby and the Professors of Unreason engage in diplomatic and intellectual exchanges as representatives of different worlds.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

The Marquis of Normanby is a colonial official who employs the narrator as a shepherd and later assists his return to civilization.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

The Marquis of Normanby is a colonial official who employs the narrator as a shepherd and later assists his return to civilization.

## In the story

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/xxix-conclusion)

Quoted from a Times article regarding Polynesians in Queensland, used to justify the scheme.

## Links

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