# Frau Professor Erlin — Of Human Bondage character guide

> Frau Professor Erlin in Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Professor Erlin, Frau Erlin

**First appearance:** 0013-xiv

## Who they are

The stern proprietress of a pension in Heidelberg where Philip stays.

## In the story

### [Heidelberg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/xxii)

Runs the pension, greets Philip effusively, insists on German being spoken.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/xxiii)

Oversees the household and is involved in Fräulein Thekla's romantic troubles.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/xxiv)

Attempts to calm her husband during his heated outbursts about Ibsen.

### [The Scandal at Frau Erlin's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/xxx)

The pension owner torn between moral outrage and financial necessity, ultimately forced to expel Cäcilie.

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