# Short Fiction — Character guide

> Key figures in Short Fiction by H. G. Wells.

- [Denton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/denton.md): A central character in a story of love and societal pressure.
- [Ugh-lomi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/ugh-lomi.md): A prehistoric man who fights for survival and love.
- [Eudena](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/eudena.md): A prehistoric woman and companion to Ugh-lomi.
- [Mr. Ledbetter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/mr-ledbetter.md): A man whose vacation takes an unexpected turn.
- [Mr. Fotheringay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/mr-fotheringay.md): A man who discovers he can work miracles.
- [Elizabeth Mwres](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/mwres.md): A woman navigating a future society's constraints.
- [Gottfried Plattner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/gottfried-plattner.md): A schoolmaster who experiences a strange dislocation.
- [Sidney Davidson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/sidney-davidson.md): A man whose eyes become a strange window.
- [Nunez](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/nunez.md): A sighted man who enters a valley of blind people.
- [Pollock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/pollock.md): A man involved in a deadly feud with a Porroh man.
- [V. Bindon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/v-bindon.md): A wealthy and ruthless man in a future city.
- [Mr. Bessel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/mr-bessel.md): A man whose body is stolen by a disembodied spirit.
- [Hapley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/hapley-pawkins.md): A scientist embroiled in a bitter rivalry.
- [Filmer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/filmer.md): An inventor with a dangerous flying machine.
- [Mr. Cave](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/mr-cave.md): A shopkeeper who discovers a strange crystal egg.
- [Mr. Woodhouse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/woodhouse.md): A man involved in a strange treasure hunt.
- [Miss Winchelsea](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/miss-winchelsea.md): A woman whose heart is tested on a journey.
- [Clayton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/clayton.md): A character in a story of love and misunderstanding.
- [Mr. Coombes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/mr-coombes.md): A henpecked husband who finds a purple pileus.
- [Winter Wedderburn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/winter-wedderburn.md): A scientist involved in a strange experiment.
- [Hooker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/hooker.md): A character in a story of scientific rivalry.
- [Evans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/evans.md): A character in a story of a strange orchid.
- [Bailey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/bailey.md): A character in a story of a strange bacillus.
- [Minnie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/minnie-may.md): A woman in a story of love and misunderstanding.
- [Captain Gerilleau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/captain-gerilleau.md): A captain who encounters empire of ants.
- [Andoo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/andoo.md): A great and wonderful figure in a story.
- [Aubrey Vair](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/aubrey-vair.md): A man involved in a complicated romance.
- [William](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/william.md): A character in a story of a strange inheritance.
- [Mr. Jacoby Wace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/mr-jacoby-wace.md): A scientist involved in a strange experiment.
- [Jim Holroyd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/jim-holroyd.md): A man in a story of a dream of Armageddon.
- [Sanderson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/sanderson.md): A character in a story of a strange experiment.
- [Wish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/wish.md): A character in a story of a strange wish.
- [Waterhouse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/waterhouse.md): A character in a story of a strange experiment.
- [Delia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/delia.md): A woman in a story of a strange inheritance.
- [Barnaby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/barnaby.md): A character in a story of a strange treasure.
- [Mrs. Banghurst](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/banghurst.md): A woman involved in a flying machine venture.
- [Moissan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/moissan.md): A character in a story of a strange diamond.
- [Potter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/potter.md): A character in a story of a strange experiment.
- [Professor Bindon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/professor-bindon.md): A professor in a story of a strange experiment.
- [Sir Mohini Padishah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/sir-mohini-padishah.md): A wealthy man in a story of a strange cure.
- [Mrs. Winslow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/winslow.md): A woman in a story of a strange inheritance.
- [Yacob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/yacob.md): An old man in a story of a strange treasure.
- [Mrs. Green](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/mrs-green.md): A woman in a story of a strange bacillus.
- [Mr. Snooks](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/snooks.md): A man in a story of a strange experiment.
- [Tommy Byles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/tommy-byles.md): A young man in a story of a strange treasure.
- [Egbert Elvesham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_25_se/characters/egbert-elvesham.md): An old man who offers a strange inheritance.

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