# August Karlovitch Schlippe-Detmold — Short Fiction character guide

> August Karlovitch Schlippe-Detmold in Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Augustus

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A character with a German-sounding name, possibly a noble.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as a hypothetical German who would not feel the same guilt about shooting fellow countrymen.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v)

Emperor Augustus, who summons Lazarus to appear before him despite warnings.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi)

Emperor Augustus who confronts Lazarus, nearly succumbs to the terror of the Infinite, but is saved by his love for his people; orders Lazarus's eyes burned out.

### [Dies Irae](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/dies-irae)

Summons Lazarus before him as Emperor Augustus.

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