# Firmin — The World Set Free character guide

> Firmin in The World Set Free by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Firmin—they

**First appearance:** 0012-i-the-new-source-of-energy

## Who they are

A cautious adviser trailing a king up a hill with the beer, clinging to imperial autonomy while his sovereign prepares to fling royalty on the table.

## Relationships

### [King Egbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/characters/king_egbert)

_professional_

Firmin serves as a key advisor and confidant to King Egbert, often involved in political and strategic discussions.

### [King Egbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/characters/king_egbert)

_professional_

Firmin serves as a key advisor and confidant to King Egbert, often involved in political and strategic discussions.

### [King Egbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/characters/king_egbert)

_professional_

Firmin serves as a key advisor and confidant to King Egbert, often involved in political and strategic discussions.

## In the story

### [§ III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/iii)

The young aviator in charge of the French special scientific corps, who laughs at the disaster to the War Control and decides to attack Berlin.

### [§ IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as Mylius, the engineer; advises on course of action and speculates about ending war.

### [III: The Ending of War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/iii-the-ending-of-war)

King Egbert's adviser, who hesitates about abandoning traditional diplomacy and is burdened by a knapsack during their mountain hike.

### [§ II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/ii)

The king's private secretary, a former professor of world politics, carries the beer and argues for a more cautious approach, still attached to national autonomy and the old political order.

### [The Conference at Brissago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/iii)

Takes notes behind his master, witnesses the proclamation of the World State with a sense of dreaming.

### [§ IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/iv)

Firmin is summoned by King Egbert to take notes on the day's events but is dismissed after about twenty minutes.

### [§ VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/vii)

Trots behind ex-King Egbert during the negotiations, observing the tense exchange with drawn intensity.

### [§ VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/viii)

Valet who informs Egbert of the rebel king's death and is instructed to bury the bodies.

### [§ II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as the ex-king's secretary in his memoirs.

### [§ VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned in relation to the king's decision to 'nail down Easter'.

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