Titus Groan (character)
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Titus Groan is the main character of the Gormenghast series. He gives his name to the first book of the series, Titus Groan.
Heir to the Earldom of Gormenghast. He succeeds to the title while still a child, but as he grows older, he develops ambivalent feelings toward his home. He is torn between pride in his lineage and the desire to escape from the castle and its traditions. Eventually, he flees Gormenghast.
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Features In
Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950), "Boy in Darkness" - Short Story (1956), Titus Alone (1959)