Lord Glenarvan is a fictional character that appears in

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the '' Voyages extra ...

's 1868 novel ''

In Search of the Castaways ''In Search of the Castaways'' (french: Les Enfants du capitaine Grant, lit=The Children of Captain Grant) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–68. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of ill ...

'' and then briefly appears in ''

The Mysterious Island ''The Mysterious Island'' (french: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's f ...

'' (1875). He is a wealthy Scottish noble married to Lady Glenarvan.

Fictional appearances

Lord Glenarvan owns a yacht called the ''Duncan'', which he uses to help find Captain Grant of the ''Britannia'', who is being sought by his children Robert and Mary. After many travels and misfortunes he and his crew eventually finds the captain in the conclusion of ''

''. In ''

'', Lord Glenarvan uses the ''Duncan'' to save castaways and the repentant criminal Tom Ayrton on the fictional Lincoln Island. In ''Among the Cannibals'', Lord Glenarvan threatens to kill his wife to prevent her from being taken captive by a group of Maori. Moffat interprets this scene as an example of the "European fear" of "the contamination and despoliation of pure and virtuous European women".

Reception

The character has been used to discuss European

colonialism Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their reli ...

in literature. Russian playwright

Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf; – 10 March 1940) was a Soviet writer, medical doctor, and playwright active in the fir ...

used the character in a 1928 comedy, ''The Crimson Island'', as a spoof of Western European colonialism.

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Jules Verne characters Fictional Scottish people Fictional lords and ladies Literary characters introduced in 1868 {{novel-char-stub