# Charles Bryanston — Tracks in the Snow character guide

> Charles Bryanston in Tracks in the Snow by Godfrey R. Benson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Charles Bryanston, Mr. Bryanston, Bryanston

**First appearance:** 0001-tracks-in-the-snow

## Who they are

A named character with limited but notable appearances.

## Relationships

### [Walter Longhurst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/characters/walter_longhurst)

_friendship_

Charles and Walter are companions, likely sharing a common background or purpose in the story.

### [Eustace Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/characters/eustace_peters)

_friendship_

Charles and Eustace are friendly associates, possibly sharing information or resources.

### [William Vane-Cartwright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/characters/william_vane_cartwright)

_professional_

Charles and William have a formal, possibly subordinate professional relationship.

### [Walter Longhurst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/characters/walter_longhurst)

_friendship_

Charles and Walter are companions, likely sharing a common background or purpose in the story.

### [William Vane-Cartwright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/characters/william_vane_cartwright)

_professional_

Charles and William have a formal, possibly subordinate professional relationship.

## In the story

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

Sent two letters to Peters from Baghdad, the second revealing that Longhurst survived.

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

The recipient of Peters' letters; his delayed reply provides a crucial clue.

### [The Structure of Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/chapters/x)

Bryanston's letters are referenced as arriving at specific dates, which the narrator uses to verify the timing of mail from Baghdad.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/chapters/xi)

The narrator writes to him to clarify the identity of 'C.' in his letters and whether Longhurst was the murdered man Peters suspected.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/chapters/xiii)

Correspondent who provides a copy of Peters' letter and confirms Cartwright's identity.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/chapters/xv)

Peters wrote to Bryanston about Dr. Verschoyle's information, which is key to the narrator's theory.

### [The Web of Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/chapters/xx)

Identified as the man who had been at Nagasaki; his letters are a potential danger to Vane-Cartwright.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tracks_in_the_snow_se/chapters/xxii)

Bryanston's evidence about Longhurst and Peters' letters is used in the trial.

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