# Humphrey Arbuthnot — When the World Shook character guide

> Humphrey Arbuthnot in When the World Shook by H. Rider Haggard.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Arbuthnot, the Rev. Humphrey Arbuthnot, Humphrey, dearest Humphrey, O Humphrey, poor Arbuthnot, Mr. Arbuthnot

**First appearance:** 0002-i-arbuthnot-describes-himself

## Who they are

The narrator and protagonist, a clergyman who travels to a mysterious island.

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