Noble House: A Novel of Contemporary Hong Kong | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Ian Dunross - This character becomes tai-pan at the book's opening.

Quillan Gornt - This character is tai-pan of a rival company and was born in Shanghai.

Lincoln Bartlett - This character is an American millionaire and corporate raider.

Casey Tcholok - This character is of Armenian background with grandparents who immigrated to America and is treasurer and executive vice president of Par-Con Industries.

Phillip Chen - This character holds one of the half-coins that was passed down from relatives. This character is killed in the mudslide.

Brian Kwok - This character...
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