# Charles Linkworth — Ghost Stories character guide

> Charles Linkworth in Ghost Stories by E. F. Benson.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Dr. Teesdale, Linkworth, Teesdale

**First appearance:** 0003-the-confession-of-charles-linkworth

## Who they are

A condemned man whose confession blurs the line between guilt and ghost, leaving listeners unsure whether they've heard a deathbed penitent or something far stranger.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ghost_stories_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator is haunted by the ghost of Charles Linkworth, who seeks to communicate from beyond the grave.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ghost_stories_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator is haunted by the ghost of Charles Linkworth, who seeks to communicate from beyond the grave.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ghost_stories_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator is haunted by the ghost of Charles Linkworth, who seeks to communicate from beyond the grave.

## In the story

### [The Confession of Charles Linkworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ghost_stories_se/chapters/the-confession-of-charles-linkworth)

Condemned murderer who killed his mother for money; initially desperate for life, then resigned; his spirit appears to haunt the prison after execution.

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