The World Set Free · Character

Leblanc

A French scientist and colleague of Holsten.

minor

Also known as a Leblanc, the indefatigable Leblanc, the admirable Leblanc, Madame Leblanc

First appearance: § I

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The indefatigable organizer of the Brissago conference, who tirelessly persuades world leaders to agree on a new world order.

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Central narrator and colleague
Atomic scientists and associates

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Aftermath
Closing

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King Egbert
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III: The Ending of War
The indefatigable organizer of the Brissago conference, who tirelessly persuades world leaders to agree on a new world order.
§ I
The French ambassador at Washington and impassioned humanitarian who organizes the Brissago conference, tirelessly persuading world leaders to unify.
§ II
Referenced as the Frenchman whose proposal for a world government the king supports; he is said to be right and to have convinced the king.
The Conference at Brissago
Organizes the conference, speaks as secretary, and provides simple fare; his vision and persistence are central to the gathering.
§ IV
Leblanc is praised by King Egbert as a paragon of simplicity and modestly declines the immediate conferral of the Order of Merit.
The Balkan King's Defiance and the Brissago Plot
The indefatigable Leblanc, who secretly doubles the Brissago air fleet and orchestrates the interception of the Balkan bomber.
§ II
Described as having a noble simplicity and being good and honest-minded; credited with the 'freak or wisdom' of choosing Brissago.

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