Characters
Characters Discussed
Tom Burke
Tom Burke, the younger son of an Irish nobleman. He becomes a soldier of fortune after his father’s death. He has many adventures with Irish patriots, the British army, and an evil lawyer. He makes his way to France, attends the École Polytechnique, and becomes an officer under Napoleon, rising to the rank of colonel. He inherits the family estates when his older brother George dies, and he marries Marie de Meudon, a beautiful Frenchwoman and the widow of General d’Auvergne.
Darby M’Keown
Darby M’Keown, an Irish patriot known as Darby the Blast. He is Tom’s friend.
Charles de Meudon
Charles de Meudon (deh mew-DOH[N]), a young French officer aiding the Irish rebels who becomes Tom’s friend and who, just before his death, gives Tom money for passage to France and asks him to look after his sister, Marie de Meudon.
Marie de Meudon
Marie de Meudon, also known as Mlle de Rochefort and the Rose of Provence. She is Charles Meudon’s sister. She marries Tom Burke after she has become a widow and he has inherited the family estates.
Captain Bubbleton
Captain Bubbleton, a bombastic, good-hearted English officer who befriends Tom.
Anna Maria Bubbleton
Anna Maria Bubbleton, Captain Bubbleton’s good-hearted sister, who nurses Tom when he is hurt.
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