# Christopher Tietjens — The Last Post character guide > Christopher Tietjens in The Last Post by Ford Madox Ford. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Tietjens, A Tietjens, the miserable Christopher, poor old Christopher, Chris **First appearance:** 0002-the-last-post ## Who they are A principled English gentleman who has shed wife, career, and ancestral estate, now peddling old furniture in the country and quietly deciding he is done with the world. ## Relationships ### [Mark Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/mark_tietjens) _family_ Brothers bound by deep loyalty and shared stoic values, though Mark is increasingly withdrawn and Christopher is burdened by duty. ### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens) _rivalry_ A bitterly estranged married couple locked in a destructive cycle of manipulation, resentment, and mutual psychological warfare. ### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/valentine_wannop) _romantic_ Deeply loving but socially complicated relationship as Christopher's true soulmate and eventual partner, built on mutual respect and passion. ### [Marie Léonie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/marie_leonie) _family_ Affectionate brother-in-law relationship, with Christopher respecting Marie Léonie as Mark's devoted partner and a stabilizing presence. ### [Father Consett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/father_consett) _friendship_ A trusted spiritual confidant and moral guide for Christopher, offering counsel during his marital and existential crises. ### [Cammy Fittleworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/cammy_fittleworth) _social_ A peripheral family connection who interacts with Christopher mainly through formal visits and family obligations. ### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens) _rivalry_ A bitterly estranged married couple locked in a destructive cycle of manipulation, resentment, and mutual psychological warfare. ### [Mark Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/mark_tietjens) _family_ Brothers bound by deep loyalty and shared stoic values, though Mark is increasingly withdrawn and Christopher is burdened by duty. ### [Mark Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/mark_tietjens) _family_ Brothers bound by deep loyalty and shared stoic values, though Mark is increasingly withdrawn and Christopher is burdened by duty. ## In the story ### [Dedicatory Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/dedicatory-letter) Described as the recreation of a deceased friend, the last English Tory, omniscient, slightly contemptuous, and sentimental in human contacts. Ford imagines him in Avignon, disappointed in Louis Seize furniture, wearing oppressive Harris tweeds. ### [The Last Post Part I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/the-last-post) Takes an aeroplane to York to save the Groby Great Tree; his quarrel with Mark on Armistice Day is recalled. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-i-ii) Described as clumsy but perceptive; he arranged Mark's marriage to Marie Léonie and is now the heir to Groby. ### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-i-iv) Mark compares Christopher's character to his own, noting Christopher's saintliness and his troubles with women, and expects his return if the aeroplane does not kill him. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-i-v) Mark's brother, who obstinately refuses to accept any money or land from Groby, determined to live by his own talents in the old-furniture trade. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-i-vi) Mark's brother; described as learned and gentle, reading Boswell to Mark during his illness. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-i-vii) Goes out to stop the Last Post; returns to find Sylvia; shares a first embrace with Valentine on St. Martin's steps. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-ii-i) Discussed as the subject of Sylvia's gossip and schemes; described as living a tranquil life with his brother and Valentine, and as holding a financial charge over Macmaster's estate. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-ii-ii) Referenced as the target of Sylvia's revenge; his boyhood bedroom was destroyed in the tree's fall. ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-ii-iii) Referenced through Valentine's thoughts; his 'half-crazed condition' and obsession with Groby Great Tree are central to her dilemma. ### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/chapters/part-ii-iv) Christopher arrives at Mark's bedside holding a bicycle and a chunk of the Groby Great Tree, looking weary and dejected. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/christopher_tietjens - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_post_se/characters