Travel Essays · Character
The Cigarette
A peddler or character met on the canal journey.
minor
Also known as Cigarette, Pedlars The Cigarette
First appearance: Pont-sur-Sambre: We Are Pedlars
The Cigarette's tie to The Arethusa is one of the pressures that moves Travel Essays—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The dedicatee, addressed as 'my dear Cigarette', who shared in the rains and portages of the voyage.
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With The Arethusa (friendship): The Arethusa and The Cigarette share a companionable relationship, possibly as fellow travelers or allies. With Mr. Commissary (professional): Mr. Commissary and The Cigarette have a…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Canal Journey Characters
- Edinburgh Literary and Personified City
- Extended Cast of Travels and History
- French Travel Companions
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Arethusa
friendship · positive
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- Mr. Commissary
professional · ambivalent
Relationship notes
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The Cigarette appears across 19 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- To Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson, Bart.
- Antwerp to Boom
- On the Willebroek Canal
- The Royal Sport Nautique
- At Maubeuge
- On the Sambre Canalised: To Quartes
- Pont-sur-Sambre: We Are Pedlars
- On the Sambre Canalised: To Landrecies
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