# Mr. Manton — Can Such Things Be? character guide

> Mr. Manton in Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Manton

**First appearance:** 0058-some-haunted-houses

## Who they are

A man who is haunted by the ghost of his wife.

## In the story

### [The Middle Toe of the Right Foot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/the-middle-toe-of-the-right-foot)

The estranged husband who returns home with his children, only to find his wife murdered.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/i)

Former resident who murdered his family and fled ten years ago; the house is haunted as a result.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/iii)

Found dead in the Manton house, crouched in a corner with an expression of unutterable fright; identified by King and Brewer.

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