# The Cruise of the Nona — Character guide

> Key figures in The Cruise of the Nona by Hilaire Belloc.

- [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/the_narrator.md): He is the book's first-person consciousness: mariner, historian, controversialist, and pilgrim, working the Nona along the Welsh coast with one companion and a Welsh-speaking hand. His governing conviction is that a smal
- [The Nona](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/the_nona.md): She is the narrator's vessel and constant companion, a little ship whose stature suits one man's strength and whose behavior under sail supplies the book's recurring measure of patience and craft. When the breeze dies in
- [Maurice Baring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/maurice_baring.md): He stands at the threshold of the book as its dedicatee and imagined reader, the recipient of a letter that wanders from the naming of children to the true nature of the voyage ahead. The narrator links their friendship 
- [Stephen Reynolds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/stephen_reynolds.md): He belongs to the circle of men who sail with the narrator and understand, without argument, why a small boat worked by one's own hands is the only voyage worth making. His presence in the book's memory reinforces the na
- [William Wordsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/william_wordsworth.md): Poet whose lines and ideas are woven into the narrator's reflections.
- [James II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/james_ii.md): Historical king, discussed in political and historical digressions.
- [Gambetta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/gambetta.md): French statesman, cited in political commentary.
- [Cardinal Manning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/cardinal_manning.md): Religious figure, mentioned in discussions of faith and history.
- [Monmouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/monmouth.md): Historical rebel, referenced in political and historical contexts.
- [Mr. Lowther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/mr_lowther.md): Speaker of the House, admired for his parliamentary skill.
- [Mr. Bernard Shaw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/mr_bernard_shaw.md): Playwright and critic, referenced in contemporary cultural commentary.
- [Mr. Gladstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/mr_gladstone.md): Former Prime Minister, mentioned in political reflections.
- [Lord Haldane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/lord_haldane.md): Politician and thinker, mentioned in intellectual discussions.
- [Henley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/henley.md): Writer and editor, mentioned in literary circles.
- [Dodgson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/dodgson.md): Mathematician and author, mentioned in literary context.
- [Foch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/foch.md): French military commander, referenced in war discussions.
- [The Hon. Henry Hound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/the_hon_henry_hound.md): A fictional or satirical character, used in humorous or allegorical passages.
- [The Dreyfus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/the_dreyfus.md): Subject of the Dreyfus Affair, referenced in political discussions.
- [The Great Ferrero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/the_great_ferrero.md): Historian, cited in historical analysis.
- [Alice in Wonderland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/alice_in_wonderland.md): Literary character, referenced as a cultural touchstone.
- [John Redmond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/john_redmond.md): Irish politician, referenced in political discussions.
- [Dr. Jowett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/dr_jowett.md): Academic and theologian, mentioned in intellectual contexts.
- [Rye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/characters/rye.md): A town, referenced as a sailing destination.

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