# Colonel Brandon — Sense and Sensibility character guide

> Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Brandon, Colonel, the Colonel

**First appearance:** 0007-viii

## Who they are

A quiet, honorable older gentleman who secretly loves Marianne and has a tragic past.

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