# Major Perowne — No More Parades character guide

> Major Perowne in No More Parades by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Perowne, Major Wilfrid Fosbrooke Eddicker Perowne of Perowne

**First appearance:** 0001-no-more-parades

## Who they are

A pompous, incompetent major and Sylvia's lover, whose vanity and ineptitude make him a walking embarrassment to the officers around him.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_more_parades_se/chapters/part-i-iii)

Mentioned as the man with whom Sylvia had an affair and who accompanied her to France; he is given a dressing-down by Campion.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_more_parades_se/chapters/part-ii-i)

Perowne is with Sylvia, begging her to leave her bedroom door unlocked. He is terrified of Christopher's arrival and trembles at the thought of confrontation.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_more_parades_se/chapters/part-iii-i)

Mentioned as being with Sylvia Tietjens in France and as having shouted about blackmail, leading to O'Hara's actions.

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