# Unknown Narrator — The Powerhouse character guide

> Unknown Narrator in The Powerhouse by John Buchan.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** yourself, Your, right—you, your, mine

**First appearance:** 0002-the-powerhouse

## Who they are

A rising barrister and reluctant detective who narrates the affair, matching wits with a criminal artist who hides in plain sight among London's best clubs.

## Relationships

### [Bill Docker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/bill_docker)

_professional_

Bill Docker is a powerful industrialist and the central figure of the story, with the narrator closely observing and interacting with him as a subject of study.

### [Ethel Pitt-Heron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/ethel_pitt_heron)

_social_

Ethel Pitt-Heron is a socialite or acquaintance who interacts with the narrator in the context of Docker's social circle.

### [Tommy Deloraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/tommy_deloraine)

_social_

Tommy Deloraine is a younger man, possibly a friend or protégé, who interacts with the narrator in Docker's orbit.

### [Macgillivray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/macgillivray)

_professional_

Macgillivray is likely a subordinate or employee of Docker, interacting with the narrator in a professional capacity.

### [Mr. Docker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/mr_docker)

_family_

Mr. Docker is likely Bill Docker's father or a close relative, interacting with the narrator in a familial context.

### [Pavia Lumley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/pavia_lumley)

_social_

Pavia Lumley is a relative or associate of Andrew Lumley, interacting with the narrator socially.

### [Stagg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/stagg)

_professional_

Stagg is a subordinate or employee, possibly a foreman or assistant, interacting with the narrator in a work context.

### [Bill Docker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/bill_docker)

_professional_

Bill Docker is a powerful industrialist and the central figure of the story, with the narrator closely observing and interacting with him as a subject of study.

### [Bill Docker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/bill_docker)

_professional_

Bill Docker is a powerful industrialist and the central figure of the story, with the narrator closely observing and interacting with him as a subject of study.

### [Mr. Docker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/mr_docker)

_family_

Mr. Docker is likely Bill Docker's father or a close relative, interacting with the narrator in a familial context.

### [Ethel Pitt-Heron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/ethel_pitt_heron)

_social_

Ethel Pitt-Heron is a socialite or acquaintance who interacts with the narrator in the context of Docker's social circle.

### [Pavia Lumley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/pavia_lumley)

_social_

Pavia Lumley is a relative or associate of Andrew Lumley, interacting with the narrator socially.

## In the story

### [Preface by the Editor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/chapters/preface-by-the-editor)

The editor who narrates the preface and records Leithen's story.

### [III: Tells of a Midsummer Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/chapters/iii-tells-of-a-midsummer-night)

The mysterious host at the inn who engages Leithen in a philosophical debate about civilization's fragility.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/unknown_narrator
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters