# Lewis Prothero — Short Fiction character guide

> Lewis Prothero in Short Fiction by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Prothero

**First appearance:** 0028-the-great-return

## Who they are

A character in the Great Return.

## In the story

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

A local fisherman who reports seeing the great rose of fire at sea, a key sign of the Grail's return.

### [III: A Secret in a Secret Place](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/iii-a-secret-in-a-secret-place)

The local solicitor who, in a dramatic turn, falls to his knees in the marketplace, begs forgiveness from Philip James, and restores the farmer's land and money.

### [VII: The Mass of the Sangraal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/vii-the-mass-of-the-sangraal)

A lawyer who is reconciled with farmer Philip James during the nine days.

## Links

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