1. What did you think of the unusual voice used by Ensworth as the narrator? What clues did the novel offer as to why he "speaks" in that style? Did you enjoy Ensworth as the narrator?

2. Lord Baltimore was written in the picaresque tradition of novels such as Don Quixote, Tom Jones and Huckleberry Finn, in which a character encounters a series of usually humorous adventures. Do you feel Lord Baltimore lived up to that tradition? In what ways did Ensworth’s journey differ from those in the other novels?

3. What part does the Georgia coast and its Gullah population play in Ensworth’s journey?

4. Though Ensworth obviously admires his father and grandfather a great deal, he doesn’t seem much like them. Why not?

5. Do you think Ensworth would have learned something on his trip to Savannah without Lord Baltimore’s help? Do you think he would have even reached Savannah?

6. Though Lord Baltimore mostly tries to teach Ensworth how to think critically, he also places great importance on faith. What are some instances in which he tries to teach Ensworth and Brantley the importance of faith? Why do you think a character as rational as Lord Baltimore places such store by faith?

7. Though Lord Baltimore is Ensworth’s primary guide on his journey, Ensworth learns from the novel’s other characters as well. What do you think Ensworth learns from Liverpool? From Tilly? From Brantley?

8. What do you think Ensworth has learned by the time he reaches Savannah? Do you think his father’s plan worked?