# Mr. Talbot — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Talbot in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Talbot, drop Talbot

**First appearance:** 0047-the-spectacles

## Who they are

Friend of the narrator in 'The Spectacles', advises against the marriage.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Mr. Talbot is a friend of the narrator who provides companionship and occasional assistance.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Mr. Talbot is a friend of the narrator who provides companionship and occasional assistance.

## In the story

### [Three Sundays in a Week](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/three-sundays-in-a-week)

Not present; no character with this ID appears in the excerpt.

### [The Spectacles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/the-spectacles)

The narrator's friend who assists in the deception, providing false information and arranging the mock marriage.

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