# Colonel Wallis — Persuasion character guide

> Colonel Wallis in Persuasion by Jane Austen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** a Colonel Wallis, Colonel Wallis

**First appearance:** 0019-xx

## Who they are

A friend of Mr. Elliot in Bath, part of the social circle.

## In the story

### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/persuasion_se/chapters/xv)

Mentioned as a close friend of Mr. Elliot who provides extenuating details about Mr. Elliot's marriage, describing his wife as a fine woman with a large fortune who sought him.

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