# Luke Holway — Short Fiction character guide

> Luke Holway in Short Fiction by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Luke

**First appearance:** 0002-destiny-and-a-blue-cloak

## Who they are

A man whose actions have consequences for his family.

## In the story

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

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Grave by the Handpost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/the-grave-by-the-handpost)

Returns too late for his father's burial; later arranges for a headstone but fails to secure reburial; returns after the war as a decorated sergeant-major.

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