# Mrs. Porter — Short Fiction character guide

> Mrs. Porter in Short Fiction by M. R. James.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0036-an-evening-s-entertainment

## Who they are

A character who experiences a haunting in a country house.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/chapters/i)

The keeper's wife at Brockstone Court, daughter of the old man on the train, who greets the visitors at the back door.

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

The housekeeper who repeatedly finds the Prayer Books open at Psalm 109 and feels a presence watching her.

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

The caretaker of the chapel who unknowingly allowed the thief to swap the books.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters/mrs_porter
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_35_se/characters