# John Davenant — The Splendid Spur character guide

> John Davenant in The Splendid Spur by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Master John Davenant, Master Davenant

**First appearance:** 0016-xv-i-leave-joan-and-ride-to-the-wars

## Who they are

A royalist officer or gentleman known to the narrator.

## In the story

### [The Bowling-Green of the Crown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/i-the-bowling-green-of-the-crown)

Keeper of the Crown Tavern, where the gaming and secret meeting take place.

### [III: I Find Myself in a Tavern Brawl: And Barely Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_splendid_spur_se/chapters/iii-i-find-myself-in-a-tavern-brawl-and-barely-escape)

Host of the Crown; directs Jack to the room; later appears at the scene with the Watch.

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