Doctor Cornelius
Also known as Cornelius, Dr Cornelius
Caspian’s tutor, secretly of mixed Dwarf ancestry and a keeper of Old Narnian learning. He warns Caspian of Miraz’s plans and sends him toward the hidden Narnians.
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In the chronicles
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Prince Caspian13 cited passages⌄
- Chapter IV · paragraph 24
…was hard to know when he was joking and when he was serious. His name was Doctor Cornelius.
Open passage → - Chapter IV · paragraph 25
Of all his lessons with Doctor Cornelius the one that Caspian liked best was History. Up till now, except for Nurse's stories, he had known nothing abou…
Open passage → - Chapter V · paragraph 1
…, Physic, Alchemy and Astronomy. Of Magic he learned only the theory, for Doctor Cornelius said the practical part was not a proper study for princes. "And I myself," he added, "am only a very imperfect…
Open passage → - Chapter V · paragraph 3
…ht, while all this fuss was going on, Caspian was unexpectedly wakened by Doctor Cornelius after he had been only a few hours in bed.
Open passage → - Chapter VII · paragraph 14
"Doctor Cornelius!" cried Caspian with joy, and rushed forward to greet his old master. Everyone else crowded round.
Open passage → - Chapter VII · paragraph 21
"By your horse Destrier," said Doctor Cornelius. "The poor brute knew no better. When you were knocked off, of course, he went dawdling back to his stable in t…
Open passage → - Chapter VIII · paragraph 18
…o offence," said Trumpkin. "But, you know, the King and Trufflehunter and Doctor Cornelius were expecting--well, if you see what I mean, help. To put it in another way, I think they'd been imagining you…
Open passage → - Chapter XII · paragraph 15
…sappointed in the result of the operation," came the answer. ("That'll be Doctor Cornelius," said Trumpkin.)
Open passage → - Chapter XII · paragraph 25
"Perhaps," said Cornelius, "your new friends would like to speak for themselves? You there, who and what are you?"
Open passage → - Chapter XIII · paragraph 8
"A scholar is never without them, your Majesty," answered Doctor Cornelius.
Open passage → - Chapter XIII · paragraph 11
Doctor Cornelius dipped his pen and waited. Peter dictated as follows:
Open passage → - Chapter XV · paragraph 20
…imself bestowed it on Trufflehunter and Trumpkin and Reepicheep, and made Doctor Cornelius his Lord Chancellor, and confirmed the Bulgy Bear in his hereditary office of Marshal of the Lists. And there w…
Open passage → - Chapter XV · paragraph 27
…uped round them were Susan and Lucy, Trumpkin and Trufflehunter, the Lord Cornelius, Glenstorm, Reepicheep and others. The children and the Dwarfs had made good use of the royal wardrobes in what…
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