# Simsbury — Lost Man’s Lane character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Simsbury

**First appearance:** 0015-xii-the-phantom-coach

## Who they are

A man who appears in connection with the ghostly coach legend.

## In the story

### [III: I Succumb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/iii-i-succumb)

The shy old man who drives Miss Butterworth to the Knollys mansion; he points out Mother Jane and the house.

### [On the Stairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/viii-on-the-stairs)

The coachman who drove Miss Butterworth; his voice is heard in conversation with William Knollys.

### [Men, Women, and Ghosts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xi-men-women-and-ghosts)

Drives Miss Butterworth to the village, makes a suggestive remark about Deacon Spear, and shows patience when encountering Mother Jane.

### [A Point Gained](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xxvi-a-point-gained)

Implied to have been involved in the plot, possibly wrapping rags around the coach wheels.

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