← All characters

Twenty Years After · Character

Emery

A servant of the Duc de Beaufort.

minor

First appearance: xvii describes how the duc de beaufort amused his leisure hours in the donjon of vincennes

Emery shows up with force in The Ghost of Cardinal Richelieu. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The superintendent of finance, mentioned as the object of popular hatred and the son of the bankrupt banker Particelli.
In the storyThe Ghost of Cardinal RichelieuOpen this moment free

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

In The Ghost of Cardinal Richelieu: The superintendent of finance, mentioned as the object of popular hatred and the son of the bankrupt…

Continue beside the text

The fuller portrait of Emery sits in Reading Lens — open the free preview to keep reading with notes on the page.

See Emery in xvii describes how the duc de beaufort amused his leisure hours in the donjon of vincennes

Character Web

7 connections

A slice of how Emery sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

PDPrince de CondéLXLouis XIVBEBeaufortPIPistacheCSCharles StuartEMEmery

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting Characters and Historical Figures
  • French Nobility and Commanders
  • Frondeurs and Royal Court

+2 more in the full Character Web

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological and political reversal of Madame de Longueville…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading

In the story

Emery appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

Spoil-light check-ins for Emery unlock in the free preview.

See Emery in xvii describes how the duc de beaufort amused his leisure hours in the donjon of vincennes