# Mr. Sidney Crashaw — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Sidney Crashaw in Short Fiction by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Crashaw, Crashaw

**First appearance:** 0009-the-inmost-light

## Who they are

A man who encounters the supernatural in the city.

## In the story

### [VI: The Suicides](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/vi-the-suicides)

Mr. Sidney Crashaw is the latest suicide victim, found hanging from a tree in his garden. His death follows the same pattern as the others, with no apparent motive.

### [VII: The Encounter in Soho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/vii-the-encounter-in-soho)

Mentioned as having come out of Mrs. Beaumont's house on the night he hanged himself.

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