# The Beggar — Sylvie and Bruno character guide

> The Beggar in Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The old Beggar, the poor old Beggar

**First appearance:** 0005-volume-i-v-a-beggar-s-palace

## Who they are

A mysterious beggar who appears at the palace and later returns.

## In the story

### [A Beggar's Palace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-v-a-beggar-s-palace)

An old beggar who greedily eats the cake given by Bruno, then reveals himself as the children's father, dressed in royal robes in a hidden palace.

### [XXIV: The Beggar's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiv-the-beggar-s-return)

Revealed as the true Warden and King of Elfland; forgives his brother and prepares to leave with Sylvie and Bruno.

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