# Charles Breede — In the Midst of Life character guide

> Charles Breede in In the Midst of Life by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the late Charles Breede

**First appearance:** 0042-the-famous-gilson-bequest

## Who they are

A deceased man whose will causes conflict.

## In the story

### [The Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/the-night)

The Breede house is named after him, and it is reputedly haunted.

### [The Day After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/the-day-after)

The late Charles Breede, whose suicide on the same date four years earlier is referenced in Colston's manuscript.

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