# Mr. Brentshaw — In the Midst of Life character guide

> Mr. Brentshaw in In the Midst of Life by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A man who tells a story about a ghost.

## Relationships

### [Gilson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/characters/gilson)

_social_

Gilson and Brentshaw are acquaintances, their interactions likely casual and within a shared social circle.

## In the story

### [The Famous Gilson Bequest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/the-famous-gilson-bequest)

The narrator and executor of Gilson's will, who becomes obsessed with proving Gilson's innocence, leading to his mental and physical decline.

### [The Suitable Surroundings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_midst_of_life_se/chapters/the-suitable-surroundings)

Colston's friend who accepts the challenge to read the manuscript in a haunted house and dies of fright.

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