# Mrs. Coombes — Short Fiction character guide

> Mrs. Coombes in Short Fiction by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Coombes

**First appearance:** 0033-the-purple-pileus

## Who they are

The wife of Mr. Coombes.

## In the story

### [The Purple Pileus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_25_se/chapters/the-purple-pileus)

Mr. Coombes's wife, who scorns him and calls him 'a little grub'; she encourages Jennie's Sunday visits.

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