# Henry Vernon — Short Fiction character guide

> Henry Vernon in Short Fiction by Mary Shelley.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Henry, Vernon

**First appearance:** 0000-a-tale-of-the-passions

## Snapshot

A baronet's son who rows for his life through a night storm, regretting the thoughtlessness that dragged other men into his peril.

## Who they are

Recognized by villagers as the son of a baronet whose mansion stands three miles off, he is a gentleman whose romantic impulses have consequences for those around him. When the breeze fails and the sea rises, he takes an oar and pulls with desperate energy, cheering the sailors even as he curses himself for causing them to share his danger. His willingness to labor beside hired men, and his guilt at endangering their families, reveal a conscience at odds with his rank.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Henry Vernon is a close companion and confidant of the narrator, sharing many interactions and mutual trust.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Henry Vernon is a close companion and confidant of the narrator, sharing many interactions and mutual trust.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Henry Vernon is a close companion and confidant of the narrator, sharing many interactions and mutual trust.

## In the story

### [The Invisible Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/chapters/the-invisible-girl)

Sir Peter's son and Rosina's lover, who searches for her after her disappearance, finds her by the beacon she lights, and later restores the tower as a memorial.

### [The Elder Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/chapters/the-elder-son)

The narrator's jealous and tyrannical cousin and fiancé, who becomes increasingly possessive and confronts Clinton with a pistol.

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