# Mrs. Hudson — Cakes and Ale character guide

> Mrs. Hudson in Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hudson, Udson, Mrs. 'Udson

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

The narrator's aunt's cook-housekeeper in Blackstable.

## In the story

### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cakes_and_ale_se/chapters/xii)

The narrator's former landlady, now older but still vivacious, with her characteristic Cockney wit.

### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cakes_and_ale_se/chapters/xiii)

The narrator has been living with her for nearly two years, but she does not appear in this chapter.

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