Krakatit · Character

George Thomas

Prokop's fellow engineer, whose disappearance with the Krakatit secret and reappearance in the shadows of Grottup make him both rival and warning.

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Also known as George, George Thomas, Thomas, Mr. Thomas, Mr. George Thomas, this Thomas, Engineer Thomas, Mr. Engineer Thomas, the missing Thomas, Dr. Thomas, old Dr. Thomas, Dear Mr. Thomas, Herrn Thomas, Thomas⁠

First appearance: I

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Former classmate from the Polytechnic, who encounters Prokop and tries to assist him.

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In I: Former classmate from the Polytechnic, who encounters Prokop and tries to assist him. Later, in II: Brings Prokop to his flat, cares…

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Central Intrigue and Power
Exotic and Peripheral Figures
International Krakatit Network
Personal and Domestic Circle
Feverish and Satirical Echoes

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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I
Former classmate from the Polytechnic, who encounters Prokop and tries to assist him.
II
Brings Prokop to his flat, cares for him, and listens to his feverish talk.
III
Tends to Prokop, applying cold compresses and listening to his feverish talk, attempting to learn the secret of Krakatit.
IV
Leaves for Tynice, hinting at suicide and carrying a revolver.
V
The intended recipient of the parcel; Prokop plans to travel to Tynice to find him.
VI
Mentioned as the son of the old gentleman; Prokop seeks him but learns he is in Prague.
VIII
Mentioned as having quarreled with the doctor and not visited for over a year.
XIII
Prokop suspects him of stealing the Krakatit formula during his illness and selling it to Carson. He is also the intended recipient of the sealed package from the veiled girl.
XIV
Mentioned as the doctor's son, who has been absent for two years and is the subject of Prokop's urgent search.
XV
Thomas is the elusive target of Prokop's search; his abandoned flat and correspondence reveal his fraudulent business practices and numerous romantic entanglements.
XVI
Prokop searches for him but finds no trace, only old relics and a dead end.
XVII
Mentioned as having stolen and sold Krakatit, and now on the run.
XVIII
Mentioned as the one who might know how to prepare Krakatit, and who had a high frequency generator installed.
XX
Mentioned in Sir Reginald's letter as the colleague who informed him about Krakatit.
XXI
Prokop asks about his whereabouts, but neither Carson reveals it.
XXII
Prokop decides to find him, believing he knows the veiled lady's identity.
XXIII
Prokop's primary goal is to find Thomas, but Carson avoids the topic.
XLVI
Mentioned as being at the Powder Works in Grottup, but his experiments are failing.
LII
Absent from the scene but central to the chapter; he refuses to see Prokop, focused on his work, and his factory explodes as a result.

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