# The Three Impostors — Character guide

> Key figures in The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen.

- [Mr. Dyson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/dyson.md): A gentleman of leisure and amateur detective who investigates strange occurrences.
- [Mr. Charles Phillipps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_charles_phillipps.md): A rationalist friend of Dyson, often skeptical of supernatural explanations.
- [Mr. Burton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_burton.md): An acquaintance of Dyson and Phillipps involved in their investigations.
- [Professor Gregg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/professor_gregg.md): A scholar who uncovers a dark secret in a remote valley.
- [Mr. Joseph Walters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_joseph_walters.md): A young man who tells a strange tale of a mysterious book and a doctor.
- [Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_smith.md): A mysterious figure encountered in various adventures.
- [Frank Burton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/frank_burton.md): A young man involved in the adventure of the missing brother.
- [Dr. Lipsius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/dr_lipsius.md): A doctor with knowledge of occult matters.
- [Dr. Haberden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/dr_haberden.md): A physician who treats a patient with a strange malady.
- [Miss Lally](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/miss_lally.md): A woman who appears in the incident of the private bar.
- [Mr. Wilkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_wilkins.md): An acquaintance involved in the decorative imagination episode.
- [Miss Leicester](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/miss_leicester.md): A woman who tells a story of a recluse in Bayswater.
- [Mr. James Headley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_james_headley.md): An unfortunate man whose story is recounted in the novel of the iron maid.
- [Mr. Mathias](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_mathias.md): A character involved in the strange occurrence in Clerkenwell.
- [Jervase Cradock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/jervase_cradock.md): A man whose family history is tied to a dark secret.
- [Richmond](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/richmond.md): A character mentioned in the adventure of the deserted residence.
- [Jack Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/jack_smith.md): A man encountered in the adventure of the gold Tiberius.
- [Mr. Leicester](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_leicester.md): The recluse of Bayswater, a man with a tragic past.
- [Victoria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/victoria.md): A woman mentioned in the novel of the dark valley.
- [Mr. Davies](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/davies.md): A smooth-talking man involved in the adventure of the missing brother.
- [William Robbins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/william_robbins.md): A fallacious character in the novel of the black seal.
- [Mr. Edgar Russell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_edgar_russell.md): A man who appears in the incident of the private bar.
- [Mrs. Cradock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mrs_cradock.md): The unfortunate mother of Jervase Cradock.
- [Mr. Gregg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_gregg.md): A relative of Professor Gregg mentioned in the novel of the dark valley.
- [Signor Melini](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/signor_melini.md): An Italian man involved in the adventure of the gold Tiberius.
- [Mr. Morgan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/morgan.md): A character in the strange occurrence in Clerkenwell.
- [Mr. Meyrick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_meyrick.md): A man mentioned in the novel of the white powder.
- [Professor Memys](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/professor_memys.md): A scholar referenced in the novel of the black seal.
- [Mr. Evans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/mr_evans.md): A minor character in the adventure of the deserted residence.
- [Mrs. Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/brown.md): A woman mentioned in the incident of the private bar.
- [Phillips](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_three_impostors_se/characters/phillips.md): A possible variant of Phillipps, mentioned briefly.

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