# Sir Francis Trevellyan — The Special Correspondent character guide

> Sir Francis Trevellyan in The Special Correspondent by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir Francis Trevellyan of Trevellyan Hall, Sir Francis Trevellyan of Trevellyanshire

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A baronet with a hall, appearing in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Major Noltitz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/characters/major_noltitz)

_social_

Major Noltitz and Sir Francis Trevellyan are fellow passengers with polite interactions.

### [Faruskiar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/characters/faruskiar)

_social_

Faruskiar and Sir Francis Trevellyan are fellow passengers with polite interactions.

### [Major Noltitz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/characters/major_noltitz)

_social_

Major Noltitz and Sir Francis Trevellyan are fellow passengers with polite interactions.

## In the story

### [Kizil Arvat and the Transcaspian Railway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned as a passenger embodying English jealousy of Russian railway progress.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/xi)

Remains silent during pro-Russian talk; leaves the table when a toast to Russia and China is proposed.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/xv)

Shrugs off the incident, criticizing the management compared to Anglo-Indian lines.

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/xxvi)

Takes a light from Claudius's cigar without a word of thanks, then throws the cigar away and leaves without acknowledgment.

## Links

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