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The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel · Character

Madeleine Lannoy

A woman with a small role in the story.

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First appearance: i

Madeleine Lannoy shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A widowed mother whose son was stolen by Marat; she has been masquerading as a street-dancer to find him.
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Madeleine Lannoy first appears in 0001 i.

In II: A widowed mother whose son was stolen by Marat; she has been masquerading as a street-dancer to find him.

Later, in Chapter XI: The Lannoy child is mentioned as having been brought down from the attic and put to sleep with the false Sûreté men.

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CCCitizen Chauve…JPJean Paul MaratCRCitizen RateauCLCitizen LaporteTLThe LeridansMLMadeleine Lannoy

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Revolutionaries and mistaken identity
  • Protagonist
  • Minor characters and aristocrats

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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