The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club · Character
Colonel Marchbanks
A club member at the Bellona Club and friend of the general.
minor
Also known as young Marchbanks, old Marchbanks, Colonel
First appearance: I: Old Mossy-Face
Colonel Marchbanks's tie to Lord Peter Wimsey is one of the pressures that moves The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Arrives for a dinner with Wimsey; discovers General Fentiman's death and alerts Wimsey.
Colonel Marchbanks first appears in 0001 i old mossy face.
With Lord Peter Wimsey (social): Colonel Marchbanks, a fellow member of the Bellona Club, provides Wimsey with background on the club's rules and the day of the death. With Lord Peter Wimsey (social): Colonel Marchbanks, a fellow member of the Bellona Club, provides Wimsey with background on the club's rules and the day of the death. With Lord Peter Wimsey (social): Colonel Marchbanks, a fellow member of the Bellona Club, provides Wimsey with background on the club's rules and the day of the death.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Central Fentiman Circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Lord Peter Wimsey
social · positive
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- Lord Peter Wimsey
social · positive
Colonel Marchbanks, a fellow member of the Bellona Club, provides Wimsey with background… How this plays out →
- Lord Peter Wimsey
social · positive
Colonel Marchbanks, a fellow member of the Bellona Club, provides Wimsey with background… How this plays out →
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See Colonel Marchbanks in I: Old Mossy-FaceIn the story
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See Colonel Marchbanks in I: Old Mossy-Face