# Lord Uplandtowers — Short Fiction character guide

> Lord Uplandtowers in Short Fiction by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Uplandtowers

**First appearance:** 0138-dame-the-seventh

## Snapshot

A phlegmatic earl who courts a reluctant beauty with patient calculation, convinced that possession is only a matter of time.

## Who they are

Lord Uplandtowers moves through country balls and manor houses with sculptural calm, watching Barbara without heat or hurry. He notes that she shows no preference for any rival and concludes the suit is merely a waiting game. His unhurried assurance, so unlike the feverish attachments around him, hints at a will that will not easily accept refusal.

## Relationships

### [Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/characters/barbara)

_romantic_

Barbara is the object of Lord Uplandtowers' obsessive romantic pursuit, which borders on psychological manipulation.

### [Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/characters/barbara)

_romantic_

Barbara is the object of Lord Uplandtowers' obsessive romantic pursuit, which borders on psychological manipulation.

## In the story

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/xvii)

Not present in this chapter.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/iii)

The old lord who curses the bones and dismisses the supernatural warnings.

### [Dame the Second](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/dame-the-second)

Lord Uplandtowers is the persistent suitor of Barbara, determined to win her despite her initial dislike.

### [Dame the Fifth: The Lady Icenway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/dame-the-fifth)

The nobleman Maria marries after her false widowhood; he is older and plain but gives her a title.

### [Dame the Seventh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/dame-the-seventh)

Referred to as Lord Baxby, the husband of Anna, a Royalist general who returns with reinforcements and clashes with his wife over her brother's actions.

### [Dame the Ninth: The Duchess of Hamptonshire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/dame-the-ninth)

The coarse and impulsive nobleman who becomes infatuated with Emmeline and marries her. He is jealous and violent, ultimately shooting Alwyn when he discovers the secret meeting.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/v)

Referred to as Lord Parkhurst, Rosalys's betrothed, a distinguished naval officer with strict ideals of honor.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/vii)

Marries Rosalys but later commits suicide.

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