# Aubrey Vair — Short Fiction character guide

> Aubrey Vair in Short Fiction by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Aubrey Vair

**First appearance:** 0000-in-the-modern-vein

## Who they are

A man involved in a complicated romance.

## In the story

### [In the Modern Vein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_25_se/chapters/in-the-modern-vein)

A minor poet and literary critic who pursues a romantic affair with Miss Smith, torn between his artistic aspirations and domestic responsibilities.

### [In the Modern Vein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_25_se/chapters/in-the-modern-vein)

Vair's devoted but unappreciated wife, who remains oblivious to his infidelity and continues to care for him.

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