# Dr. Phillips — Short Fiction character guide

> Dr. Phillips in Short Fiction by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Phillips

**First appearance:** 0051-endnotes

## Who they are

A doctor who appears in the endnotes.

## In the story

### [II: Mr. Clarke's Memoirs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/ii-mr-clarke-s-memoirs)

Clarke's friend who narrated the story of Helen V., Trevor, and Rachel, insisting on its absolute truth.

### [The Fragments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/viii-the-fragments)

Provided Clarke with the name of the village where the events occurred.

### [The Great Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/the-great-return)

The local doctor who witnesses Olwen Phillips's healing and is baffled by the supernatural nature of the events.

### [VI: Olwen's Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/vi-olwen-s-dream)

The local doctor who had declared Olwen's case terminal and later examines her after the miraculous healing.

### [The Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/the-terror)

A doctor who investigates the strange deaths and attempts to find a rational explanation for the terror.

### [II: Death in the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/ii-death-in-the-village)

A man who, along with his son, was found dead in a marsh, covered in black slime and pondweed, ten yards from the path.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/endnotes)

Dr. Phillips reports having seen a head that conveys a vivid sense of intense evil.

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