# The Stranger — Short Fiction character guide

> The Stranger in Short Fiction by Mary Shelley.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A mysterious newcomer whose arrival changes the plot.

## Relationships

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

_psychological_

The Stranger has a mysterious and psychologically intense relationship with the narrator, often involving manipulation or obsession.

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

_psychological_

The Stranger has a mysterious and psychologically intense relationship with the narrator, often involving manipulation or obsession.

## In the story

### [Ferdinando Eboli](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/chapters/ferdinando-eboli)

The elder half-brother of Ferdinando, a natural son of the old Count Eboli, who impersonates Ferdinando, imprisons him, and attempts to marry Adalinda.

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