# Mrs. Harrowdean — Mr. Britling Sees It Through character guide

> Mrs. Harrowdean in Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-1

## Who they are

A neighbor or acquaintance of the Britlings, involved in local social life.

## In the story

### [Mr. Britling in Soliloquy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/iv-mr-britling-in-soliloquy)

Mr. Britling's lover, whose recent hostile letters about Mrs. Britling have exacerbated his guilt and emotional turmoil.

### [§ 4](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/4)

The clever young widow who flatters Mr. Britling but also provokes him with jealousy and attacks on his wife.

### [§ 5](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/5)

Mentioned as the source of a recent trouble; Mr. Britling wrote her a brief ambiguous note.

### [§ 7](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/7)

Referenced as a secret trouble in Mr. Britling's thoughts.

### [§ 3](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/3)

Her abusive letter-writing is one of the personal perplexities troubling Mr. Britling.

### [§ 6](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/6)

Hostile toward Edith; urges Mr. Britling to abandon political writing for poetry; quarrels with him over neglect and attention.

### [§ 9](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/9)

Engages in an emotional and contradictory correspondence with Mr. Britling, ultimately sending a telegram to summon Oliver after feeling neglected.

### [§ 13](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/13)

Sends a belated telegram to Mr. Britling, which he initially fails to comprehend.

### [§ 16](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/16)

Writes a letter to Mr. Britling full of fearful rumors and pleas for comfort, which he finds annoying and dismisses.

### [§ 10](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_britling_sees_it_through_se/chapters/10)

Referenced in a comparison: hearing Van der Pant's criticisms is 'almost worse than to hear Mrs. Harrowdean saying hostile things about Edith.'

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