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Major Brown

A retired military man whose quiet garden becomes the scene of a conspiracy so elaborate it turns out to be a business.

supporting

Also known as Major Brown Rabelais, Major, the Major, Brown

First appearance: The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown

As a supporting figure in The Club of Queer Trades, Major Brown is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A retired military man who becomes the victim of a series of bizarre events orchestrated by the Adventure and Romance Agency; he displays courage and dignity throughout.

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Major Brown Rabelais is a solid, unremarkable man of routine until strange flowers, stranger visitors, and a plot against his life convince him he is being hunted. What he cannot see is that the whole affair is a service someone is selling, and that he is the customer. His bewilderment at being the centre of an incomprehensible drama makes him the perfect introduction to the Club's logic.

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Character Web

13 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Friendship
Social
Other

Character groups

Great Reputation Case
House Agent's Peculiarity
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point

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Relationships

P. G. Northover
professional · positive
Basil Grant
friendship · positive
Rupert Grant
friendship · positive
Sir Walter Cholmondeliegh
social · ambivalent
P. G. Northover
professional · positive
Basil Grant
friendship · positive
Rupert Grant
friendship · positive
P. G. Northover
professional · positive
Sir Walter Cholmondeliegh
social · ambivalent
Rupert Grant
friendship · positive

P. G. Northover
Major Brown and P. G. Northover are colleagues within the Club of Queer Trades, each running their own peculiar business.
Basil Grant
Basil Grant and Major Brown are friends and fellow members of the Club of Queer Trades, with Basil helping to solve Major Brown's strange case.
Rupert Grant
Major Brown and Rupert Grant are friends, with Rupert often helping to investigate Major Brown's peculiar circumstances.
Sir Walter Cholmondeliegh
Major Brown and Sir Walter Cholmondeliegh are social acquaintances, possibly through military or club connections.
P. G. Northover
Major Brown and P. G. Northover are colleagues within the Club of Queer Trades, each running their own peculiar business.
Basil Grant
Basil Grant and Major Brown are friends and fellow members of the Club of Queer Trades, with Basil helping to solve Major Brown's strange case.
Rupert Grant
Major Brown and Rupert Grant are friends, with Rupert often helping to investigate Major Brown's peculiar circumstances.
P. G. Northover
Major Brown and P. G. Northover are colleagues within the Club of Queer Trades, each running their own peculiar business.
Sir Walter Cholmondeliegh
Major Brown and Sir Walter Cholmondeliegh are social acquaintances, possibly through military or club connections.
Rupert Grant
Major Brown and Rupert Grant are friends, with Rupert often helping to investigate Major Brown's peculiar circumstances.

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