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The Thirty-Nine Steps · Character

General Royer

A French general involved in the international plot.

minor

Also known as Royer

First appearance: i the man who died

General Royer's tie to Lord Alloa is one of the pressures that moves The Thirty-Nine Steps—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Shares a parable about a lion in Senegal to illustrate how the imposture went undetected.
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With Lord Alloa (professional): They are high-ranking military or political figures collaborating on secret defense matters. With Sir Walter Bullivant (professional): They work together in intelligence and national…

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8 connections

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LALord AlloaSWSir Walter Bul…WHWhittakerRHRichard HannayMAMacGillivrayGRGeneral Royer

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Pursuit Authority
  • Conspiracy Core
  • Hannay's Support Network
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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