# Kate Thornbury — Short Fiction character guide

> Kate Thornbury in Short Fiction by George MacDonald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Kate

**First appearance:** 0000-a-double-story

## Who they are

A young woman in a story.

## Relationships

### [Uncle Cornelius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_21_se/characters/uncle_cornelius)

_family_

Kate Thornbury is a relative (likely niece) of Uncle Cornelius, with a familial dynamic of guidance or obligation.

### [Uncle Cornelius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_21_se/characters/uncle_cornelius)

_family_

Kate Thornbury is a relative (likely niece) of Uncle Cornelius, with a familial dynamic of guidance or obligation.

### [Uncle Cornelius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_21_se/characters/uncle_cornelius)

_family_

Kate Thornbury is a relative (likely niece) of Uncle Cornelius, with a familial dynamic of guidance or obligation.

## In the story

### [Port in a Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_21_se/chapters/port-in-a-storm)

The narrator's future wife, referred to as 'your mother' in the frame story; the narrator tries to write a song for her.

### [Uncle Cornelius His Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_21_se/chapters/uncle-cornelius-his-story)

Niece of Cornelius, eager for a story and anxious to avoid unpleasantness; asks about Highland legends.

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