# Tommy Byles — Short Fiction character guide

> Tommy Byles in Short Fiction by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tom, brother Tom

**First appearance:** 0039-the-lost-inheritance

## Who they are

A young man in a story of a strange treasure.

## In the story

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

Brother Tom, who meets Mr. Coombes after the transformation and remarks on the fungus, though he does not understand its significance.

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