# Manuel the Fox — The Purple Land character guide

> Manuel the Fox in The Purple Land by W. H. Hudson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Fox, Manuel, Fox

**First appearance:** 0009-viii-manuel-also-called-the-fox

## Who they are

A cunning local figure whose help and hindrance keep Richard guessing, moving through the Banda Oriental with schemes of his own.

## Relationships

### [Alma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/characters/alma)

_romantic_

Alma and Manuel the Fox are lovers entangled in a web of deceit and revolutionary intrigue.

### [Alma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/characters/alma)

_romantic_

Alma and Manuel the Fox are lovers entangled in a web of deceit and revolutionary intrigue.

### [Alma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/characters/alma)

_romantic_

Alma and Manuel the Fox are lovers entangled in a web of deceit and revolutionary intrigue.

## In the story

### [VIII: Manuel, Also Called the Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/viii-manuel-also-called-the-fox)

A man who lost his money at cards and sold his horses to Anselmo; he laments his poverty and misfortunes.

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