# The Master of the House — A Strange Disappearance character guide

> The Master of the House in A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i-a-novel-case

## Who they are

The male head of the household, possibly Mr. Blake.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mr_blake)

_family_

Mr. Blake and the Master of the House are probably father and son or close male relatives, given the domestic hierarchy.

### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/the_girl)

_psychological_

The girl and the Master of the House have a tense or secretive dynamic, possibly involving coercion or hidden relationship.

### [Mr. Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mr_blake)

_family_

Mr. Blake and the Master of the House are probably father and son or close male relatives, given the domestic hierarchy.

### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/the_girl)

_psychological_

The girl and the Master of the House have a tense or secretive dynamic, possibly involving coercion or hidden relationship.

## In the story

### [XI: Luttra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xi-luttra)

Luttra's father, a man of strong will who threatens Blake but is ultimately forced to let him leave.

### [XII: A Woman’s Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xii-a-woman-s-love)

Mr. Blake's dying father, who demands a wife for his son and is moved by Luttra's presence.

## Links

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