# Winter Wedderburn — Short Fiction character guide

> Winter Wedderburn in Short Fiction by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Wedderburn, Presently Wedderburn, Winter, young Wedderburn, Mr. Wedderburn, this Wedderburn, Professors Wedderburn

**First appearance:** 0026-a-slip-under-the-microscope

## Snapshot

A shy, solitary orchid collector with just enough income to keep idleness comfortable, who buys a shriveled specimen from the Indies and gets far more than he bargained for.

## Who they are

Wedderburn drifts through auction rooms and his own small hothouse, a man so uneventful that his housekeeper dreads his talk of 'something happening.' He has never married, never fallen in love, never broken a bone, and he half-envies the dead orchid-hunter whose adventures he can only read about. When he finally makes a purchase that promises to change his luck, his quiet longing for a remarkable life becomes the hinge on which the tale turns.

## In the story

### [The Flowering of the Strange Orchid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_25_se/chapters/the-flowering-of-the-strange-orchid)

The protagonist, a shy orchid enthusiast who buys a strange orchid and is overcome by its scent.

### [The Flying Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_25_se/chapters/the-flying-man)

Mentioned as 'Winter' in the camp where the lieutenant reported after his escape.

### [A Slip Under the Microscope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_25_se/chapters/a-slip-under-the-microscope)

Hill's privileged rival for Miss Haysman's attention; he is polished, well-dressed, and socially superior.

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