# Tom Jackson — The Grand Babylon Hotel character guide

> Tom Jackson in The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Tom Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Jackson

**First appearance:** 0024-xxv-the-steam-launch

## Snapshot

The Grand Babylon's head waiter Jules in another guise, an aristocrat-mannered abductor who carries Nella Racksole off in a yacht and admires her spirit.

## Who they are

Tom Jackson — otherwise Jules, erstwhile head waiter — has the bearing of a gentleman and the methods of a conspirator, holding Nella captive aboard a yacht with a discreet crew and no Miss Spencer in sight. He parries her threats with imperturbable courtesy, even as he hints she may never return, and confesses a connoisseur's appreciation of her beauty and defiance. His double identity makes him the human face of the conspiracy Nella is determined to unravel.

## Relationships

### [Nella Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/nella_racksole)

_friendship_

Nella and Tom Jackson are friendly acquaintances, with Tom assisting her in various hotel matters.

### [Nella Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/nella_racksole)

_friendship_

Nella and Tom Jackson are friendly acquaintances, with Tom assisting her in various hotel matters.

### [Nella Racksole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/characters/nella_racksole)

_friendship_

Nella and Tom Jackson are friendly acquaintances, with Tom assisting her in various hotel matters.

## In the story

### [The Steam Launch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_grand_babylon_hotel_se/chapters/xxv-the-steam-launch)

Mentioned as having escaped from the hotel using the steam launch.

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