Shorts from Scenes from Private Life · Character
Octave de Camps
A young man who marries a woman with a hidden past.
minor
Also known as Octave, Monsieur Octave de Camps, Monsieur de Camps
First appearance: Madame Firmiani
Octave de Camps shows up with force in Madame Firmiani. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Nephew of Monsieur de Bourbonne, rumored to have dissipated his fortune for Madame Firmiani and to be reduced to giving mathematics lessons.
Octave de Camps first appears in 0006 madame firmiani.
In Madame Firmiani: Nephew of Monsieur de Bourbonne, rumored to have dissipated his fortune for Madame Firmiani and to be reduced to giving mathematics lessons. His relationship with Madame Firmiani is central to the plot.
Later, in Honorine: Comte Octave, the master of the decaying mansion; a cautious and statesmanlike figure.
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- Legal and social intrigue
- Protagonist
- Parisian social web
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