# Lord Reginald Desborough — Short Fiction character guide

> Lord Reginald Desborough in Short Fiction by Mary Shelley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lord Reginald

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

## Who they are

An English lord involved in a romantic or political plot.

## In the story

### [The Parvenue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/chapters/the-parvenue)

The narrator's wealthy husband, who rescues her from the fire and later disapproves of her charitable spending.

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