# Barney Bree — In the Midst of Life character guide

> Barney Bree in In the Midst of Life by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Barney Bree, Mr. Bree

**First appearance:** 0054-a-holy-terror

## Who they are

A grave digger and whisky-soaked miner whose letter to a friend — 'I've hit her hard in the boneyard' — conceals a fortune and a corpse.

## In the story

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

Writes a cryptic letter to Doman about finding gold in a graveyard and burying it under Scarry's body; a former miner turned grave digger with a love for whisky and loyalty to Doman.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/iv)

The man who interred Scarry, possibly responsible for the coffin being placed upside down.

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