# Mr. Fanshawe — Short Fiction character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Fanshawe

**First appearance:** 0021-the-story-of-a-disappearance-and-an-appearance

## Snapshot

An academic on a summer visit to a new friend's country house, expecting quiet and tea and getting rather more than he bargained for.

## Who they are

Fanshawe is a man of academic pursuits, freshly free of term, cycling up to Squire Richards's Hall for a few days of lawns, lime-trees, and easy talk. The two met over an official inquiry and took to each other quickly, and the invitation promises exactly the restful change he wants. His readiness to stroll the hillside and borrow a heavy old pair of field-glasses places him squarely in the path of whatever the quiet countryside is concealing.

## Relationships

### [Squire Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/squire_martin)

_rivalry_

Mr. Fanshawe and Squire Martin are antagonists, possibly competing for influence or opposing each other in a conflict.

### [Baxter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/baxter)

_professional_

Baxter and Mr. Fanshawe are likely employer and servant or master and assistant, with a clear hierarchical dynamic.

### [Squire Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/squire_martin)

_rivalry_

Mr. Fanshawe and Squire Martin are antagonists, possibly competing for influence or opposing each other in a conflict.

### [Baxter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/baxter)

_professional_

Baxter and Mr. Fanshawe are likely employer and servant or master and assistant, with a clear hierarchical dynamic.

### [Squire Martin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/squire_martin)

_rivalry_

Mr. Fanshawe and Squire Martin are antagonists, possibly competing for influence or opposing each other in a conflict.

## In the story

### [A View from a Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/chapters/a-view-from-a-hill)

The protagonist, an academic visiting Squire Richards for a holiday. He borrows the binoculars and has terrifying visions and experiences.

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