# Mr. Secretan — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Secretan in Short Fiction by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Secretan

**First appearance:** 0036-the-terror

## Who they are

A man who leaves a final message about the Terror.

## In the story

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

A visitor to the village who becomes deeply involved in the events and writes a terrified final letter about the Grail's power.

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

A character who writes a terrified final letter about the encroaching horror, indicating his fear and desperation.

### [XII: The Letter of Wrath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/xii-the-letter-of-wrath)

The author of the discovered letter; describes his deteriorating mental state and the strange events at Treff Loyne.

### [XIII: The Last Words of Mr. Secretan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/xiii-the-last-words-of-mr-secretan)

Narrator of the chapter, trapped at Treff Loyne, descending into madness and thirst.

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

His manuscript is discussed as adding confusion rather than clarity to the events.

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