# Miss Derek — A Passage to India character guide

> Miss Derek in A Passage to India by E. M. Forster.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Derek, Excellent Miss Derek, Miss Derek⁠—she

**First appearance:** 0015-xii

## Who they are

An Englishwoman who works for a Maharani and drives the party to the caves.

## In the story

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_passage_to_india_se/chapters/viii)

Drives the Nawab Bahadur and his dog after the accident, jokes about her job with Maharanis, and shows irreverence.

### [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_passage_to_india_se/chapters/xxii)

Present at the bungalow, joking about her comic Maharajah and Rani, and refusing to return the Mudkul car.

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