# Henry Anthony Wilcox — Short Fiction character guide

> Henry Anthony Wilcox in Short Fiction by H. P. Lovecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wilcox

**First appearance:** 0045-the-call-of-cthulhu

## Who they are

A sculptor who dreams of Cthulhu and R'lyeh.

## In the story

### [The Horror in Clay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i-the-horror-in-clay)

A young sculptor who creates the bas-relief after a dream and reports strange visions to Professor Angell.

### [II: The Tale of Inspector Legrasse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii-the-tale-of-inspector-legrasse)

The sculptor whose dreams and bas-relief prompted the narrator's investigation; mentioned as having heard of the cult casually.

### [III: The Madness from the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iii-the-madness-from-the-sea)

Referenced for his description of non-Euclidean geometry in his dreams, which matches Johansen's observations of R'lyeh.

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