# George Hanbury — Perishable Goods character guide

> George Hanbury in Perishable Goods by Dornford Yates.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Hanbury

**First appearance:** 0001-perishable-goods

## Snapshot

A gentleman who can pass as a sack-carrying labourer one minute and dine in Cleveland Row the next, he is Mansel's eyes in the street.

## Who they are

Hanbury works the unglamorous end of the operation — trailing a pasty-faced man called Casemate, watching a tobacconist's door, tearing off his collar to change his silhouette. He is loyal to Mansel and useful precisely because he can be overlooked, and his quick reading of Bell's staged bicycle crash shows a mind that runs ahead of events. Without him, the party's signals and surveillance would collapse.

## Relationships

### [Jonathan Mansel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/jonathan_mansel)

_friendship_

George is Jonathan's loyal wartime comrade and confidant, often acting as a stabilizing force despite their differing temperaments.

### [Rose Noble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/rose_noble)

_friendship_

George is a protective older-brother figure to Rose, offering her practical advice and emotional support while she navigates her relationship with Jonathan.

### [Hannibal Rouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/hannibal_rouse)

_rivalry_

George actively hunts Hannibal as a criminal target, their encounters marked by mutual hostility and a personal vendetta.

### [Rose Noble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/rose_noble)

_friendship_

George is a protective older-brother figure to Rose, offering her practical advice and emotional support while she navigates her relationship with Jonathan.

### [Jonathan Mansel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/jonathan_mansel)

_friendship_

George is Jonathan's loyal wartime comrade and confidant, often acting as a stabilizing force despite their differing temperaments.

### [Jonathan Mansel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/jonathan_mansel)

_friendship_

George is Jonathan's loyal wartime comrade and confidant, often acting as a stabilizing force despite their differing temperaments.

### [Hannibal Rouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/hannibal_rouse)

_rivalry_

George actively hunts Hannibal as a criminal target, their encounters marked by mutual hostility and a personal vendetta.

### [Hannibal Rouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/characters/hannibal_rouse)

_rivalry_

George actively hunts Hannibal as a criminal target, their encounters marked by mutual hostility and a personal vendetta.

## In the story

### [I: First Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/i-first-blood)

A loyal friend who joins the rescue mission and offers to contribute to the ransom.

### [II: We Take the Field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/ii-we-take-the-field)

Assists with tools and takes over driving duties during the journey.

### [III: In Touch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/iii-in-touch)

Reacts violently to the hair, questions Rouse's story, and expresses skepticism about Rouse's usefulness.

### [IV: The Castle of Gath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/iv-the-castle-of-gath)

Reads the guidebook description of Gath and participates in the planning; later disguises himself with a black overcoat and bookseller's hat.

### [V: Mansel Takes Off the Gloves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/v-mansel-takes-off-the-gloves)

Assists in the interrogation and is present during the planning.

### [VI: The Love of a Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/vi-the-love-of-a-lady)

Reluctantly leaves Mansel and Chandos behind, following Mansel's orders.

### [VII: We Practise to Deceive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/vii-we-practise-to-deceive)

Mansel deduces that Hanbury was captured at the foot of the cliff at ten o'clock the previous night, along with his servants.

### [VIII: Out of Sight, Out of Mind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/viii-out-of-sight-out-of-mind)

Mentioned as having opened the passage door and later being posted with Rowley.

### [IX: Full Measure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/perishable_goods_se/chapters/ix-full-measure)

Mentioned as planning to return to Villach but staying at Poganec due to Mansel's wishes.

## Links

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