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Sailing Alone Around the World · Character

Colonel Saunderson

A person met by the narrator in port.

minor

First appearance: vi

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Noted as a friend of President Krüger, advising against mounting guns.
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See Colonel Saunderson in vi

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PKPresident KrügerMKMr. KrügerGRGovernor RobertsMSMr. StanleyCJCaptain Joshua…CSColonel Saunderson

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Acquaintances and References
  • Key Voyage Figures

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Colonel Saunderson in vi