# Auctor — The Path to Rome character guide

> Auctor in The Path to Rome by Hilaire Belloc.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0003-the-path-to-rome

## Who they are

The book's wry authorial voice, forever interrupting the journey to argue with reviewers, mock prefaces, and insist the reader keep walking.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Hard Lector](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_path_to_rome_se/characters/mr_hard_lector)

_rivalry_

Auctor and Mr. Hard Lector clash frequently, indicating an intellectual or ideological opposition.

## In the story

### [The Path to Rome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_path_to_rome_se/chapters/the-path-to-rome)

The narrator addresses Auctor in a dialogue about the nature of lonely travel and the structure of the book.

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