# Cotton Mather — Short Fiction character guide

> Cotton Mather in Short Fiction by H. P. Lovecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mather

**First appearance:** 0026-the-festival

## Who they are

A historical Puritan minister mentioned in the story.

## In the story

### [The Picture in the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-picture-in-the-house)

Author of 'Magnalia Christi Americana', a book found on the shelf in the farmhouse.

### [The Unnamable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-unnamable)

Referenced as the author of 'Magnalia Christi Americana' who told of the beast with a blemished eye.

## Links

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