# The Empress — Sylvie and Bruno character guide

> The Empress in Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Empress

**First appearance:** 0014-volume-i-xiv-fairy-sylvie

## Who they are

A ruler mentioned in a story or song.

## In the story

### [Gammon and Spinach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xx-gammon-and-spinach)

The Empress is described as having a vacant stare and meaningless smile, and she insists on the lecture before the banquet.

### [The Pig-Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiii-the-pig-tale)

Offers soap to the Other Professor and later regains her senses during the hurricane.

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