Round the Moon · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in Round the Moon by Jules Verne.
Michel Ardan
major
Also known as Ardan, the amiable Michel
French adventurer and passenger in the projectile, full of enthusiasm and wit.
Impey Barbicane
major
Also known as Barbicane, President Barbicane, friend Barbicane
President of the Gun Club and leader of the lunar expedition, calm and scientific.
Captain Nicholl
major
Also known as Nicholl, the methodical Nicholl, the calculating Nicholl
Rival of Barbicane and fellow traveler, skeptical and precise in his calculations.
J. T. Maston
supporting
Also known as Maston, the Honourable J. T. Maston, the worthy J. T. Maston
Secretary of the Gun Club, enthusiastic and inventive, remains on Earth.
Diana
minor
Also known as Poor Diana
Dog belonging to the travelers, accidentally launched into space with them.
Captain Blomsberry
minor
Also known as Blomsberry
Commander of the Susquehanna, assists in the recovery of the projectile.
J. Belfast
minor
Also known as the Honourable J. Belfast, Belfast
Astronomer at the Cambridge Observatory, provides calculations for the voyage.
Lieutenant Bronsfield
minor
Also known as Bronsfield
Officer on the Susquehanna, assists in the search for the projectile.
Major Elphinstone
minor
Also known as Elphinstone
Member of the Gun Club, present at the departure of the projectile.
Murchison
minor
Also known as the engineer Murchison
Engineer who oversees the casting of the Columbiad.