Five Weeks in a Balloon · Character
Dr. Oudney
A Scottish explorer of Africa, mentioned in the book.
minor
Also known as Oudney
First appearance: ii
Dr. Oudney shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Listed as an explorer who died at Murmur.
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In III: Listed as an explorer who died at Murmur. Later, in Mosfeia and the Incendiary Pigeons: Mentioned as a companion of Clapperton who…
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- Other
Character groups
- Referenced Historical Explorers
- Protagonist
- Central Expedition Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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See Dr. Oudney in ii