# Mr. Williams — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Williams in Short Fiction by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Williams, old Mr. Trevor Williams

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

## Who they are

A man involved in the events of the Great Return.

## In the story

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

A grocer in Llantrisant who receives unexpected gifts for his daughter Mary's wedding, including a thousand pounds from his brother David and a gold watch from Lady Watcyn.

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

A laborer living in a cottage on the Highway; found dead along with his wife and three children, their skulls battered in.

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