# Mr. Critchlow — The Old Wives’ Tale character guide

> Mr. Critchlow in The Old Wives’ Tale by Arnold Bennett.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Critchlow, Charles Critchlow, Charles, the redoubtable Charles

**First appearance:** 0004-i-the-square

## Who they are

A blunt, elderly chemist who is a friend of the Baines family and later marries Maria.

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