Lord Tony’s Wife · Character

Pierre Adet

A Nantes miller whose smouldering hatred of the aristocracy erupts into revolutionary violence, dragging his family into the Terror's path.

supporting

Also known as Pierre, Adet, Pierre-Adet

First appearance: i the tiger s lair

As a supporting figure in Lord Tony’s Wife, Pierre Adet is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Leader of the peasant revolt, driven by hatred of the duc de Kernogan and revolutionary ideals from Rousseau and Marat.

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Pierre Adet appears in Lord Tony’s Wife as supporting figure.

Pierre Adet first appears in 0059 i the tiger s lair.

With Jean Baptiste Carrier (professional): Carrier and Adet are fellow revolutionaries who collaborate on political purges and executions. With Yvonne de Kernogan (rivalry): Adet is a revolutionary official who condemns Yvonne and her family as aristocrats to be eliminated. With Citizen Chauvelin (professional): Chauvelin and Adet work together as revolutionary agents coordinating arrests and political repression.

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Character groups

French Revolutionaries and Royalists
Protagonist
English Rescuers and French Victims

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Aftermath
Closing

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Jean Baptiste Carrier
professional · negative
Carrier and Adet are fellow revolutionaries who collaborate on political purges and… How this plays out →
Yvonne de Kernogan
rivalry · negative
Citizen Chauvelin
professional · negative
Citizen Chauvelin
professional · negative
Jean Baptiste Carrier
professional · negative
Carrier and Adet are fellow revolutionaries who collaborate on political purges and… How this plays out →
Yvonne de Kernogan
rivalry · negative
Yvonne de Kernogan
rivalry · negative
Citizen Chauvelin
professional · negative
Jean Baptiste Carrier
professional · negative
Carrier and Adet are fellow revolutionaries who collaborate on political purges and… How this plays out →

Jean Baptiste Carrier
Carrier and Adet are fellow revolutionaries who collaborate on political purges and executions.
Yvonne de Kernogan
Adet is a revolutionary official who condemns Yvonne and her family as aristocrats to be eliminated.
Citizen Chauvelin
Chauvelin and Adet work together as revolutionary agents coordinating arrests and political repression.
Citizen Chauvelin
Chauvelin and Adet work together as revolutionary agents coordinating arrests and political repression.
Jean Baptiste Carrier
Carrier and Adet are fellow revolutionaries who collaborate on political purges and executions.
Yvonne de Kernogan
Adet is a revolutionary official who condemns Yvonne and her family as aristocrats to be eliminated.
Yvonne de Kernogan
Adet is a revolutionary official who condemns Yvonne and her family as aristocrats to be eliminated.
Citizen Chauvelin
Chauvelin and Adet work together as revolutionary agents coordinating arrests and political repression.
Jean Baptiste Carrier
Carrier and Adet are fellow revolutionaries who collaborate on political purges and executions.

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Pierre Adet appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I
Leader of the peasant revolt, driven by hatred of the duc de Kernogan and revolutionary ideals from Rousseau and Marat.
II
Leader of the peasant revolt; incites the crowd with fiery speeches and sets fire to straw ricks.
III
Leads the peasant revolt against Kernogan, defying his father's authority.
IV
Mentioned as the miller's son who is distributing weapons and haranguing the crowd, planning to march on Kernogan.
VI
He disappears after the revolt; a search fails to find him, and he is sentenced to death in absentia.
II
Mentioned in hushed tones as a key figure in the Le Croisic operation, though his name is avoided in England.

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