# Althea Knollys — Lost Man’s Lane character guide

> Althea Knollys in Lost Man’s Lane by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Althea, Poor Althea

**First appearance:** 0003-book-i-the-knollys-family

## Who they are

A tragic figure from the Knollys family's past.

## Relationships

### [Lucetta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/characters/lucetta)

_family_

Althea Knollys is likely a relative of Lucetta (possibly sister or cousin), with a strained familial bond.

## In the story

### [I Am Tempted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/ii-i-am-tempted)

Mentioned as Miss Butterworth's deceased school chum whose children live in X, motivating her interest.

### [Investigation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxx-investigation)

The deceased mother, whose body is exhumed from the cellar, having been secretly buried there.

### [Book IV: The Birds of the Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/book-iv-the-birds-of-the-air)

Her tragic story and grave are discovered, deepening the mystery.

### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/epilogue)

Diary author; expresses romantic interest in Charles Knollys and fear of the mansion's supernatural atmosphere.

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