# Leblanc — The World Set Free character guide

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

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0013-i

## Who they are

A French scientist and colleague of Holsten.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

King Egbert relies on Leblanc as a trusted diplomat and envoy for sensitive international negotiations.

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

_professional_

King Egbert relies on Leblanc as a trusted diplomat and envoy for sensitive international negotiations.

## In the story

### [III: The Ending of War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/i)

The French ambassador at Washington and impassioned humanitarian who organizes the Brissago conference, tirelessly persuading world leaders to unify.

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

Organizes the conference, speaks as secretary, and provides simple fare; his vision and persistence are central to the gathering.

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

The indefatigable Leblanc, who secretly doubles the Brissago air fleet and orchestrates the interception of the Balkan bomber.

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