Brigadier Ritchie-Hook
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Brigadier Ritchie-Hook is a fiercely eccentric, battle-hardened British officer in Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy, known for his reckless bravery and darkly comic presence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brigadier Ritchie-Hook canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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fictional character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| alignment | Allied forces ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Men at Arms
NERFINISHED
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Officers and Gentlemen NERFINISHED ⓘ Unconditional Surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
battle-hardened
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darkly comic ⓘ fiercely eccentric ⓘ recklessly brave ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryRepresented | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sword of Honour trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
comic relief
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satire of military ethos ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| rank | Brigadier ⓘ |
| roleInWork | mentor figure to Guy Crouchback ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.