# The Narrator (Tartarus of Maids) — Short Fiction character guide

> The Narrator (Tartarus of Maids) in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Unknown, the man, this man

**First appearance:** 0021-the-tarturus-of-maids

## Who they are

A visitor to a grim paper mill where pale women work in harsh conditions.

## In the story

### [The Tartarus of Maids](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/the-tarturus-of-maids)

The seedsman who visits the paper-mill and observes the grim conditions.

### [The Tartarus of Maids](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/the-tarturus-of-maids)

The narrator who describes the journey and the mill's operations.

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