# The Reverend Melchisedech Howler — Dombey and Son character guide

> The Reverend Melchisedech Howler in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Reverend Melchisedech Howler, the Reverend Melchisedech

**First appearance:** 0042-xxxix-further-adventures-of-captain-edward-cuttle-mariner

## Who they are

A ranting preacher who rents Mrs. MacStinger's house.

## In the story

### [XV: Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a New Pursuit for Walter Gay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dombey_and_son_se/chapters/xv-amazing-artfulness-of-captain-cuttle-and-a-new-pursuit-for-walter-gay)

Mentioned as the minister whose services Mrs. MacStinger attends.

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