Lord Peter Views the Body · Character
Colonel Marchbanks
A redoubtable colonel in the bone of contention.
minor
Also known as the redoubtable Colonel Marchbanks, Colonel
First appearance: the undignified melodrama of the bone of contention
Colonel Marchbanks shows up with force in The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Plays cards with Lord Peter and disapproves of Melville.
Colonel Marchbanks first appears in 0005 the undignified melodrama of the bone of contention.
In The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker: Plays cards with Lord Peter and disapproves of Melville.
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- Other
Character groups
- Lord Peter's associates
- Protagonist
- Extended cast
- Burdock family case
- Military and old friends
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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