Travel Essays · Character
The English
English people encountered during the travels.
minor
Also known as The English
First appearance: an inland voyage
The English shows up with force in At Maubeuge. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as part of the 'ruck and rabble of British touristry' who travel unhindered.
The English first appears in 0000 an inland voyage.
In At Maubeuge: Mentioned as part of the 'ruck and rabble of British touristry' who travel unhindered.
Later, in Origny Sainte-Benoîte: A By-Day: The narrator and the Cigarette are identified as English, running up the hill to see the balloon.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Cast of Travels and History
- Canal Journey Characters
- Camisard and Religious Figures
- Scottish and French Figures
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reverses the narrator’s initial expectation of confrontation…
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The English appears across 15 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- At Maubeuge
- Origny Sainte-Benoîte: A By-Day
- Origny Sainte-Benoîte: The Company at Table
- The Amateur Emigrant
- The Second Cabin
- Early Impressions
- New York
- Leaves from the Notebook of an Emigrant Between New York and San Francisco
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Chapter companion notes
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See The English in an inland voyage