# Hortense Briggs — An American Tragedy character guide

> Hortense Briggs in An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Hortense, this Hortense Briggs, the beautiful Hortense, Briggs

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

A flirtatious and manipulative young woman in Clyde's early life.

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