# Lady Rowena — Short Fiction character guide

> Lady Rowena in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rowena

**First appearance:** 0020-ligeia

## Who they are

Second wife of the narrator in 'Ligeia', who dies and is possessed.

## In the story

### [Ligeia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/ligeia)

The narrator's second wife, who falls ill and dies, after which her body appears to transform into Ligeia.

### [The Oblong Box](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/the-oblong-box)

Mistakenly referenced; the actual deceased wife of Wyatt, whose body is concealed in the box, though she is not named in this chapter.

### [The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/the-system-of-doctor-tarr-and-professor-fether)

The young woman singing at the piano, introduced as Maillard's niece; her identity is ambiguous.

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