# Arthur Lestrange — The Blue Lagoon character guide

> Arthur Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon by H. de Vere Stacpoole.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-part-i-i-where-the-slush-lamp-burns

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly related to Emmeline Lestrange.

## In the story

### [II: Under the Stars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ii-under-the-stars)

Consumptive father and uncle, deeply concerned about protecting his children from the knowledge of death, contemplates his own mortality under the stars.

### [III: The Shadow and the Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-shadow-and-the-fire)

Reading Tennyson under the awning, he is deeply disturbed by the sight of sharks and later takes charge when fire is discovered, prioritizing the children's safety.

### [IV: And Like a Dream Dissolved](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iv-and-like-a-dream-dissolved)

Mr. Lestrange leads Dick, clasps Emmeline in the boat, and tries to reassure the children by saying another ship will come, though he is deeply distressed.

### [V: Voices Heard in the Mist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-v-voices-heard-in-the-mist)

Climbs from the dinghy into the longboat upon Captain Le Farge's order, leaving the dinghy with Mr. Button and the children.

### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/book-ii)

The central figure of Book II, consumed by grief and the search for his missing wife and child.

### [I: Mad Lestrange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/i-mad-lestrange)

Known as 'Mad Lestrange,' he is driven by a fixed idea to recover the lost children, his willpower overcoming death itself.

### [II: The Secret of the Azure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/ii-the-secret-of-the-azure)

The grieving father who refuses to abandon hope, chartering a schooner for a fruitless search across the Pacific.

### [II: Captain Fountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/ii-captain-fountain)

Haunted father, eight years searching for his daughter; receives a crucial lead from Wannamaker and visits Captain Fountain.

### [IV: Due South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/iv-due-south)

Tormented by visions and anxiety about his lost children; debates the merits of civilization versus a natural life.

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