# Mr. Bowman — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Bowman in Short Fiction by M. R. James.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0028-the-uncommon-prayerbook

## Who they are

A man who investigates a strange occurrence in a church.

## In the story

### [Letter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/chapters/letter-ii)

The innkeeper of the King's Head; he initially offers solemn sympathy but then passionately recounts a quarrel with Uncle H. over a cask of beer.

### [Letter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/chapters/letter-iii)

The innkeeper who expresses his desire to help in the investigation but proves unhelpful, engaging in long conversations with locals and pointing out distant figures.

### [Letter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/chapters/letter-iv)

The innkeeper, who is in a melancholy and captious mood on Christmas morning, complaining about his servant Eliza and lamenting the past.

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